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Explore recent images and research results from NASA Earth science missions with this poster depicting how NASA scientists are working to understand the geosphere (land). Satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information. The posters can be ordered from the WWW site above; this site also includes PowerPoint and PDF files with the poster information.
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In
this
unit,
students
use
various
mathematical
skills
in
the
context
of
examining
an
ISS
EarthKAM
image
(ISS
004.ESC1.03221557)
of
farmland
in
Texas
and
New
Mexico.
They
randomly
select
a
sample
region
of
the
image,
count
the
number
of
fields
in
that
region,
and
estimate
how
many
fields
are
in
the
entire
image.
They
check
how
reasonable
their
estimate
is,
compare
estimates,
discuss
differences
and
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In
-The
Case
of
the
Disappearing
Dirt-,
summer
fun
suffers
a
setback
when
the
tree
house
detectives
discover
that
their
favorite
spot
on
the
beach
is
shrinking.-
The
detectives
dig
in
and
learn
more
about
weathering,
erosion,
the
rock
cycle,
and
much
more.
This
show
is
part
of
the
NASA
SCI
Files
series
of
instructional
programs
consisting
of
broadcast,
print,
and
online
elements.-
Emphasizing
research
...
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Irrigated
agriculture
has
played
a
critical
role
in
the
economic
and
social
development
of
the
United
States--but
it
is
also
at
the
root
of
increasing
controversy.
How
can
irrigation
best
make
the
transition
into
an
era
of
increasing
water
scarcity?
In
A
New
Era
for
Irrigation,
experts
draw
important
conclusions
about
whether
irrigation
can
continue
to
be
the
nation's
most
significant
water
user,
...
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Petroleum-based
industrial
products
have
gradually
replaced
products
derived
from
biological
materials.
However,
biologically
based
products
are
making
a
comeback--because
of
a
threefold
increase
in
farm
productivity
and
new
technologies.
Biobased
Industrial
Products
envisions
a
biobased
industrial
future,
where
starch
will
be
used
to
make
biopolymers
and
vegetable
oils
will
become
a
routine
component
...
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This
48
minute
radio
broadcast
is
a
discussion
of
agriculture
and
sustainability
-
how
can
people
worldwide
ensure
that
there
is
plenty
of
food
now,
as
well
as
in
years
to
come?
Will
it
take
changes
in
production
methods?
Diet?
Attitudes?
There
is
discussion
of
how
the
population
of
the
future
will
be
increasingly
urban;
what
the
results
of
the
Green
Revolution
were;
how
providing
meat
is
more
of
...
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This
is
the
homepage
of
the
Leopold
Center
for
Sustainable
Agriculture
at
Iowa
State
University.
It
features
links
to
news
articles
and
publications
on
the
center's
activities
and
research,
including
research
and
programs
that
can
make
agriculture
more
profitable
and
keep
small
and
mid-sized
farmers
on
the
land.
There
are
also
articles
on
new
consumer
attitudes
regarding
the
food
they
eat,
an
extensive
...
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FSA for Kids contains coloring sheets, books and calendars; an online adventure game testing agricultural knowledge; information on creating a mobile; an FSA alphabet book; Earthday and FSA bookmarks; farmer word searches, and agricultural trivia.
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Pages from this book include a maze, crossword puzzle, word search, and math exercise in addition to coloring sheets. Each of the activities contain an agricultural theme; many of the coloring pages honor the life and work of Dr. Carver.
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The
Agriculture
Fact
Book
2001-2002
provides
information
on
issues
of
American
agriculture.
Topics
include
food
consumption
in
America,
American
farms
and
rural
America,
offices
and
programs
of
the
U.S.
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA),
USDA
rural
development,
food,
nutrition,
consumer
services,
and
others.
This
book
is
a
gateway
to
USDA
information,
including
what
people
eat,
how
to
grow
a
garden,
...
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