IMAGERS - Unit III : Biodiversity - Students begin this unit by identifying various habitats in Arizona and creating a food web in
Lesson 1. As they continue the lesson, students explore the functions of a food web and how it
relates to biodiversity. In Lesson 2 -Introducing NatureMapping, students model the
NatureMapping program as an example of scientific study of biodiversity.
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Introduction to Clouds - If the earth's climate is changing, what will happen to clouds? Will clouds warm or cool the planet? Explore storm clouds and
study their effects on climate by sampling and graphing data from the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project (ISCCP).
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Studying the Earth's Environment from Space (SEES) - This site is organized in a modular style based
on Earth science topics studied by scientists
with environmental data collected by satellites.
Currently, four modules are being developed.
They are listed at the right. The Stratospheric
Ozone and Global Land Vegetation modules are
ready for use.
SEE)
http://See.gsfc.nasa.gov/
SEE focuses on enabling the use of NASA Earth science information and data for formal and informal
education. This program develops educational products for high school and undergraduate educators and
for students at these levels. It also works with organizations and individuals involved in informal education
throughout the U.S. to jointly produce useful educational and public awareness materials that utilize
NASA's Earth science knowledge and expertise.
Contacts: Blanche Meeson, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Sciences Directorate, Code 900,
Greenbelt, MD 20771; Email: bmeeson@see.gsfc.nasa.gov or Carla Evans, Goddard Space Flight Center,
Earth Sciences Directorate, Code 900, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Email: cevans@see.gsfc.nasa.gov
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The Forecast Factory - The Forecast Factory is a technique for teaching science through active learning, whereby the "dry" lectures of a
meteorolgy class are knitted into a whole via a four-act play.
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Virtual Nebraska - Virtual Nebraska (gateway to Nebraska Satellite, Space Shuttle, and Aircraft Imagery) is an
on-line archive of satellite imagery and aerial photography that gives users the opportunity to
view the State's landscape from unique perspectives (e.g., at infrared or microwave
wavelengths). Additionally, this web site offers digital elevation data, learning activities,
image-processing tools, historical "looks" at over 600 cities, and examples of how remotely
sensed data can be used to solve problems. The remote sensing tutorial is impressive and very
thorough.
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