Displaying 21-40 of 48 resources
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Protecting Wetlands from Exurban Development
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesDATA: Land Use and Land Cover TOOL: My World GIS SUMMARY: Examine land-use changes around Macclenny, Florida. Propose locations ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Water Availability
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, ScienceDATA: North American Regional Reanalysis (NARR). TOOL: FieldScope GIS. SUMMARY: Use an online GIS from the National Geographic S...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Litter Retriever with a GPS Receiver
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentDATA: GPS waypoints TOOL: GPS unit, Google Earth SUMMARY: Track litter in a park or public space with a GPS receiver. Then impor...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Looking into Earth with GIS
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Seeing the Forest for the Trees: What's in Your Woods?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Forest Inventory Growth and Analysis data, TOOLS: Spreadsheet, My World GIS - Investigate forest biodiversity in Maine and...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Creating Custom Map Images of Earth and Other Worlds
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Our Solar System, Earth & Space Science, Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesDATA: Planetary images and geodesy data. TOOL: UNAVCO's Jules Verne Voyager Map Server. SUMMARY: Generate maps of Earth or any o...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Visualizing Carbon Pathways
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space Science, Biochemistry, Life Sciences, Ecology & Ecosystems and 4 additional..DATA: NASA Satellite Images TOOLS: ImageJ and Image Composite Explorer (ICE) of NASA Earth Observations (NEO). SUMMARY: Build an...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Monsoon Precipitation and Streamflow in a Semi-Arid Watershed
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Precipitation, streamflow, and topographic data TOOLS: Google Earth & My World GIS - Explore a semi-arid watershed in Ariz...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Investigating the Precipitation-Streamflow Relationship
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Earth & Space 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Writing to Support the Theory of Plate Tectonics
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Topography, EQs, volcanoes, seafloor ages. TOOL: Browser, Learning with Data CD-ROM. Examine and interpret images to write...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Investigating Renewable Energy Data from Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Panels
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: No subjects selected.Using renewable sources of energy benefits the environment and contributes to more sustainable energy use. The burning of fossil...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth's Resources, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Images. TOOLS: ImageJ, Spreadsheet. SUMMARY: Animate and explore 10 years of South...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Exploring Seafloor Topography
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Geology & the Dynamic Earth, Earth & Space Science, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Agriculture & Natural ResourcesDATA: Digital Elevation Model Data TOOL: GeoMapApp - Explore a timeline about how we have learned about the oceans. Construct a ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Life in Extreme Environments
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional DevelopmentDATA: Global Multi-Resolution Topography Data and NSF Ridge 2000 Data. TOOL: GeoMapApp. SUMMARY: Create topographic profiles of ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Analyzing Populations with Maps (Retired)
Grades: No grades selected.Subjects: Professional Development, ScienceNOTE: This chapter was retired from the EET collection after CIESIN's US-Mexico Demographic Data Viewer became unavailable. The ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Understanding Carbon Storage in Forests
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Ecology & Ecosystems, Current Science, Professional DevelopmentDATA: Forest Inventory and Analysis data, TOOLS: isee Player, Spreadsheet application. SUMMARY: Compare field collected data wit...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Current Science, 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: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkEarth Exploration Toolbook Chapter: Using GLOBE Data to Study the Earth System
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Weather, Climate & Atmosphere, Earth & Space Science, Ecology & Ecosystems, Earth's Resources and 2 additional..DATA: Student-collected environmental data TOOL: GLOBE Online Graphing Tool - Explore, graph, and compare data from the GLOBE (G...Views: 0Favorites: 0