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Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Using GLOBE Data to Study the Earth System
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Professional Development and 2 additional..DATA: Student-collected environmental data TOOL: GLOBE Online Graphing Tool - Explore, graph, and compare data from the GLOBE (G...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Detecting El Niño in Sea Surface Temperature Data
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Sea Surface Temperature (SST) TOOL: My World GIS - Examine 15 years of SST data from the Pacific Marine Environmental Labo...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Current Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Climate Model Predictions TOOLS: EOS-Webster, Spreadsheet application - Produce and analyze graphs to compare climate pred...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Is Greenland Melting?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development, Earth & Space ScienceDATA: Thickness, velocity, and annual melt extents of the Greenland ice sheet TOOL: My World GIS - Explore map layers to examine...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Whither Arctic Sea Ice?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Current Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Professional Development, Earth & Space ScienceDATA: Sea Ice Images TOOLS: ImageJ, Spreadsheet application SUMMARY: Animate 30 years of sea ice images and measure the ice exte...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Investigating Earthquakes with ArcVoyager GIS
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesDATA: Recent and Historical Earthquake Data TOOL: ArcVoyager Special Edition GIS - Explore earthquake data and import them into ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Looking into Earth with GIS
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesDATA: Seismic Wave Model Output. TOOLS: My World GIS, Microsoft Excel. SUMMARY: Examine seismic wave data in a Geographic Inform...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Mapping Environmental Quality Around the World
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.NOTE: This activity is still under review. It does outline the steps necessary for obtaining and mapping the ESI data, but the t...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..DATA: Streamflow data, Precipitation data TOOL: Spreadsheet application - Produce a graph to compare data from the United States...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Annotating Change in Satellite Images
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Multimedia Presentation, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources, Professional Development and 2 additional..DATA: Landsat Images. TOOL: ImageJ. SUMMARY: Examine time-series images that show landuse changes in China. Produce a map docume...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Air Quality in Aura NO<sub>2</sub> Data
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Earth & Space ScienceDATA: NASA Aura nitrogen dioxide data. TOOL: Google Earth. SUMMARY: Learn about photochemical smog. Explore the relationships am...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Climate History from Deep Sea Sediments
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Current Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Core Data. TOOL: Virtual Ocean. SUMMARY: Locate potential core, log, and seismic ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring NCAR Climate Change Data Using GIS
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Environmental IssuesDATA: NCAR Climate Change Scenarios. TOOL: ArcGIS. SUMMARY: Calculate summer average temperatures during the growing season (Jun...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Cool Cores Capture Climate Change
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Current Science, Professional DevelopmentDATA: ANDRILL Sediment Core Data. TOOL: Paleontological Stratigraphic Interval Construction and Analysis Tool (PSICAT). SUMMARY:...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: How Permanent is Permafrost?
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional DevelopmentDATA: NSIDC Permafrost Extent, NASA GISS Surface Temperature, Siberian Arctic Soil and Borehole Temperature TOOLS: Google Earth ...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Investigating Climate Change Using Observed Temperature Data
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional DevelopmentDATA: Historic temperature data from the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). TOOL: Spreadsheet. SUMMARY: Download, import, and...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Using Satellite Images to Understand Earth's Atmosphere
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science, Environmental IssuesDATA: NASA Satellite Images. TOOLS: ImageJ and Image Composite Explorer (ICE) of NASA Earth Observations (NEO). SUMMARY: Use Ima...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Nature & Method of Science and 2 additional..DATA: NASA/GISS Model II Global Climate Model. TOOL: Educational Global Climate Modeling Suite (EdGCM). SUMMARY: Run climate mod...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Using NASA NEO and ImageJ to Explore the Role of Snow Cover in Shaping Climate
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Earth & Space ScienceDATA: NASA Satellite Images. TOOLS: ImageJ and Image Composite Explorer (ICE) of NASA Earth Observations (NEO). SUMMARY: Explore...Views: 0Favorites: 0Earth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Characteristics of Wetlands
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesDATA: Worldwide Wetlands Inventory. TOOL: Ramsar International Wetlands Data Gateway. SUMMARY: Learn about wetlands around the w...Views: 0Favorites: 0