Atmosphere-Ocean Model - This site provides climate simulations using the NASA/GISS
Atmosphere-Ocean Model for years 1950-2099.
50 different climate variables are available for
downloading, or complicated color plots can be
created interactively on the web.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative - The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Initiative is a Mid-Atlantic Space Grant Consortia initiative involving
K-12 students. Utilizing a hydrology-based scientific experiment, students determine if possible causes
and effects of changes in nutrient levels in tributaries of the Bay can be correlated with weather phenomena
and/or remotely-sensed changes in land cover or use. Teams of students with varying levels of expertise
measure, code, and electronically report in situ observations of water quality, compile weather information
and analyze Landsat satellite imagery to investigate nutrient changes in time and space. Code forms and
observation are transportable nationwide.
Contact: Anne Anikis, Assistant Director, Maryland Space Grant Consortium, The Johns Hopkins
University, Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy, Room 203 , 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore,
MD 21218-2686; Phone: (410) 516-7106; Fax: (410) 516-4109; Email: anne@pha.jhu.edu
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Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) - GLOBE is a worldwide network of K-12 students who work under the guidance of GLOBE-trained
teachers to make a core set of environmental observations at or near their schools and report their data via
the Internet. GLOBE environmental measurements are in the following study areas: Atmosphere,
Hydrology, Land Cover, Soils, GPS, and Seasons. Scientists use GLOBE data in their research and
provide feedback to the students to enrich their science education. Each day, images created from the
GLOBE student data sets are posted on the World Wide Web, allowing students and visitors to the
GLOBE Web site to visualize the student environmental observations. Teachers and students from over
6,500 schools in over 80 countries currently participate in GLOBE.
An interagency team manages GLOBE, which includes NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the
Departments of Education and State.
There is no cost to participate in the GLOBE Program. However, schools must support participation by
one or more teachers to attend a GLOBE Training Workshop and make available to students the
equipment for taking measurements and Internet access for reporting their data.
Contact: GLOBE Program, 744 Jackson Place, Washington, DC 20503; Phone: (800) 858-9947; Email:
info@globe.gov
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ISS EarthKAM - ISS EarthKAM (Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle school students) is a NASA education program which enables students, teachers and the public to learn about Earth from the unique perspective of space. At the core of the program is a spectacular collection of digital images of Earth. The image collection and accompanying learning guides and activities are extraordinary resources to support classes in Earth science, space science, geography, social studies, mathematics, communications and even art.
ISS EarthKAM images are unique because they are taken by middle school students. Using the World Wide Web, select middle schools request images based upon their classroom investigations. Since the program's inception in 1996, the ISS EarthKAM camera has flown on five Space Shuttle flights and taken almost 5000 images. Currently, the camera resides on the International Space Station and has taken a variety of pictures.
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NASA Coolspace - This server hosts the web site of one of NASA Goddard's educational outreach programs,
"You be the Scientist - Exploring Technology with Satellite Imagery". The program's
goal is to increase interest and aptitude in the sciences by putting high-powered scientific
tools into the hands of students.
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NASA's Classroom of the Future - The Classroom of the Future (COTF) Program at Wheeling Jesuit University serves as
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's ( NASA's) premier research and
development center for educational technologies and provides technology-based tools and
resources to K-12 schools.
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Project SUN - Students Understanding Nature - NASA's Genesis Mission currently sponsors Project SUN as part of its outreach effort to instill
knowledge in students about the natural links between the Earth and Sun. Through Project SUN, secondary students all over the world are contributing to the long term, time
resolved, monitoring of both visible and UV radiation on the Earth's surface. Data is usually transmitted to
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) via the Internet. Participating schools purchase their own
equipment, total cost about $600, not including the cost of a computer supplied by the school to use for
the data logger. Schools agree to supply NASA JPL at least two days of data per week for a full school
year. The equipment can be used the other three days for individual research projects such as investigation
of the efficiency of different items of solar energy equipment, use of UV skin blockers, effects of
enhanced UV radiation on plants, etc. It is hoped each school will integrate Project SUN as a continuing
program, using the concept of a school research team, just as the school has established athletic teams. Contact: Gilbert Yanow, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mail Stop 264-370, 4800 Oak Grove Dr.,
Pasadena, CA 91109; Phone (818) 354-8060, Fax (818) 393-1392;
Email: gilbert.yanow@jpl.nasa.gov
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Student's On-Line Atmospheric Research (SOLAR): A SAGE III Educational Outreach Program - The Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment III (SAGE III) will play a critical role in NASA's Earth
Science Enterprise by monitoring the distribution of aerosols and trace gases in the upper atmosphere,
from Earth orbit. The long-term data provided by SAGE III will enable atmospheric scientists to assess
possible influences of human activities and natural events and the Earth climate system and other
atmospheric processes such as ozone depletion. SAGE III is planned for launch in late 1999. Two
additional SAGE III sensors are planned for launch within the next several years, one of which will be
placed on the International Space Station. This combination of SAGE III instruments should provide
critical measurements well into the next century.
The SAGE III outreach program has selected a project that will help students in grades 9-12 develop
hands-on skills in working with scientific equipment. It will also give students experience in collecting,
analyzing, and reporting scientific data. The project involves collecting atmospheric data using a small
hand-held instrument, a sun photometer. Students can build a sun photometer from inexpensive parts
available at Radio Shack. This small hand-held device measures intensity of direct sun light, and can be
used to determine attenuation of sun light caused by aerosols and gases in the Earth's atmosphere. The sun
photometer is a simplified version of the satellite-based SAGE III instrument, and the measurement
concept is basically the same as that of SAGE III.
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Students' Cloud Observations On-Line (S'COOL) Project - S'COOL is a component of the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project of
NASA's Earth Science Enterprise. The first CERES instrument was launched in late 1997 to provide
global data on clouds. The 2nd and 3rd instruments were launched on the Terra spacecraft in December
1999. S'COOL Project participants make ground truth measurements for the CERES experiment. Ground
truth measurements are land-based observations to compare with satellite data for the purpose of
improving the satellite results.
Participating classes are asked to make basic weather observations and to record the type and features of
clouds in the sky at the time that the satellite passes over their location. Observations are then either
entered in an online form, emailed, faxed or mailed to NASA for entry into an online database. Students
have access to their results as well as those from other participating schools. Satellite observations for
matching times will also be captured so that CERES scientists can evaluate the results and students can
compare their observations to the satellite's.
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The Dynamic Earth - Discovery Science Center is an interactive science center with over 100 hands-on exhibits augmented by
educational programming and materials providing learning opportunities for students, teachers, and family
audiences. Interested parties should contact the Education Department or Group Bookings at (714) 542-2823.
Contact: Janet Yamaguchi, Vice President, Education, Discovery Science Center, 2500 North Main Street,
Santa Ana, CA 92705; Phone: (714) 542-2823; Fax: (714) 542-2828; Email:
jyamaguchi@discoverycube.org
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