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Information
is
provided
about
water
concerns
and
issues
in
the
Middle
East.
The
material
includes
several
articles
about
water
policy
in
the
region,
where
many
countries
suffer
from
water
shortages.
The
scarcity
of
water
is
used
as
a
political
issue
and
lever,
particularly
as
population
growth
has
historically
expanded
to
the
limits
of
the
scarcest
available
resource.
In
the
Middle
East,
this
resource
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These
lessons
help
students
develop
a
better
understanding
of
the
importance
of
well-managed
water
use
while
exploring
the
concepts
of
a
watershed,
land
use,
aquifers,
and
water
engineering.
The
material
focuses
on
the
historical
water
use
decision
affecting
the
Owens
River
Valley
in
California.
Materials
lists,
procedures,
assessment
recommendations,
and
extension
ideas
are
provided.
Links
to
additional
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This
set
of
five
activities
and
supporting
teacher
material
allows
students
to
explore
the
beauty,
science
and
mythology
of
the
aurora
through
art
and
writing.
This
standards-based,
flexible
?plug
and
play?
program
is
based
on
research
in
bringing
science
into
the
literacy
and
art
classroom.
It
can
be
used
as
a
complete
sequence
of
lessons
of
can
be
used
as
guidelines
for
teachers
to
develop
their
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This bookmark on biomass burning includes a Web address for additional information and resources.
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This
activity
of
the
Earth
Exploration
Toolbook
walks
users
through
a
technique
for
documenting
change
in
before-and-after
sets
of
satellite
images.
The
technique
can
be
used
for
any
set
of
time-series
images
that
are
spatially
registered
to
show
the
exact
same
area
at
the
same
scale.
In
the
chapter,
users
examine
three
Landsat
images
of
the
Pearl
River
delta
in
southeastern
China.
In
the
images,
...
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A
learning
activity
for
the
"Do
You
Know
That
Clouds
Have
Names?"
book
in
the
Elementary
GLOBE
series.
Using
information
from
the
book
and
their
observations,
students
construct
a
sky
scene
with
trees
and
buildings
as
reference
points
on
the
ground
and
cloud
types
ordered
by
altitude
in
the
sky.
Students
will
describe
clouds
using
their
own
vocabulary
and
will
then
correlate
their
descriptions
with
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Visitors
can
access
a
variety
of
information
on
global
warming,
emissions
and
impacts
of
greenhouse
gases,
and
what
is
being
done
to
evaluate
and
remedy
the
effects
of
a
changing
climate.
Interactive
calculators
are
available
online
for
assistance
with
estimating
greenhouse
gas
emissions
of
specific
activities
and
evaluating
emission
reduction
opportunities.
A
searchable
database
by
topic,
information
...
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Materials
here
focus
on
worldwide
water
issues
and
policy
decisions,
and
discussions
of
ongoing
projects
involving
conservation,
drought
mitigation,
and
solutions
for
small
landholders.
A
set
of
tools
and
databases
is
available
for
evaluating
irrigation
results,
developing
scenarios
for
water
and
food
supply
policy
decisions,
and
evaluating
the
health
of
fresh-water
ecosystems.
This
site
is
sponsored
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The
Edwards
Aquifer
is
one
of
the
most
prolific
artesian
aquifers
in
the
world,
serving
the
diverse
needs
of
almost
two
million
users
in
south
central
Texas.
Users
can
access
materials
that
cover
all
aspects
of
the
aquifer,
including
hydrogeology,
technical,
legal,
and
economic
issues,
images,
endangered
species,
laws
and
regulations,
and
groundwater
modeling.
News
articles,
a
glossary,
bibliography,
...
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