Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE)
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The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a grassroots, community-based effort involving teachers, students, and scientists working together to create a library of educational resources and services to support Earth system science education. DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing access to high-quality collections of educational resources; access to Earth data sets and imagery; support services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources; and communication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education.
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ESRI Training and Education Library
This bibliography, published by the Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), contains thousands of references pertaining to various aspects of Gepgraphic Information Systems (GIS) science, remote sensing, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS), including the applications of these classes of science and technology. The library is searchable by keyword or by author and title, resource type, language, or year. Most entries include a brief abstract of the item. Selected items may be exported in the Refer format, a character-based format used by many bibliographic programs. There is no charge for access. Educational levels: High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division,...
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Seismic Wave Basics
This slide presentation shows students how to locate the epicenter of an earthquake by using the differences in arrival times of S- and P-waves from three seismograph stations. It explains the difference between focus and epicenter of an earthquake, and lets students check their solutions against a map of historical earthquake occurrences. Educational levels: High school
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Planet 10: An Interactive Model
This interactive virtual model of our solar system features a virtual fly-through in which students explore the planets, comets and asteroids. The fly-through permits them to zoom in and out, play or pause, change views, display orbital paths, and zoom in on selected planets. A set of data sheets provides additional information on the composition and characteristics of the planets, sun, comets and asteroids. Students may also run 'World Builder', a simulation in which they build a planet from scratch, determine its physical characteristics, chemistry, and biology, and see if the planet they have created will survive. Additional materials include...
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NASAexplores: Express Lessons and Online Resources
NASAexplores provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet and are searchable by national education standards. Each week two new articles are published about a current NASA Aerospace Technology or Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) project. NASAexplores educators adapt the articles for three grade levels: K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Lesson plans/activities support the concepts raised by the articles. Educational levels: High school, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, Primary elementary
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Life in Extreme Environments: Antarctica
This reference discusses the search for life in extreme environments on Earth, such as the dry valleys of Antarctica and Lake Vostok, a lake of liquid water buried by four kilometers of ice. It is thought that these extreme environments might provide some analogs to extraterrestrial environments and give researchers some idea of what life on other planets might be like. There is also discussion of the organisms found living and as fossils in these environments, and the ecology of the dry valleys. A set of links to additional information on related topics is included. Educational levels: Middle school, High...
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Upside Down Cup Demonstration - Jen Sherburn
In this demonstration, the teacher uses a jar covered with a screened top to show the cohesive properties of water. When it is turned upside down, the water remains in the jar. The demonstration will also highlight the idea that air pressure acts in all directions and emphasize the difference between gravity and air pressure. A materials list, instructions, and an explanation of the phenomenon are provided. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school
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Coastal Resource Inventory Tutorial
This tutorial illustrates the process of inventorying coastal resources and familiarizes students with the type of information involved. Users can examine the layers of spatial data that are combined, contrasted, and overlaid as part of the inventory, which is made in preparation for analysis and planning. Datsets include land cover, urban growth, water resources, impervious surfaces, and others, which must be laid over a base map. Educational levels: General public
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Sky Dust: The National Aeolian Detritus Project
Aeolian detritus is dust that is precipitated from the sky, having originated from any number of sources and having been transported by the winds, sometimes for very long distances. It may include items as varied as pollen, insect parts, or micrometeorites. The National Aoelian Detritus Project (NAPD) is an inquiry-based project in which students from all over the U.S. collect and identify "sky dust" and report their findings in collaboration with students from other schools. The website includes instructions for assembling a collector, collecting and processing the dust, and documenting the sample. Most of the particle identification is done with...
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Earthquakes
In this lesson, students explore the causes of earthquakes and their impact on the geology of an area and on human societies. They begin by looking at the role of plate tectonics in causing earthquakes to help them understand why earthquakes occur when and where they do. A hands-on activity illustrates how materials of differing elasticities behave when force is applied, simulating the build-up of stress in rock until the failure point is reached and the rock ruptures, producing an earthquake. A series of multimedia resources lets students explore the impact earthquakes have on humans and look at the efforts...
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A Dictionary of Units
This dictionary provides a summary of most of the units of measurement to be found in use around the world today, as well as a few of historical interest. It also includes the appropriate conversion factors needed to change them into a standard unit of Le Systeme International d'Unites (SI). Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional
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Geoscience Images (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
This page features links to a lage selection of photos, animations, and other imagery on a variety of Earth science topics, including astronomy, the atmosphere, eclipses, and landforms and topography. There are also images of rocks and minerals, geologic structures (folds, faults, etc.), and plate tectonic features. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division
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Tectonics 1.0: Plate Tectonics Interactive Puzzle (title provided or enhanced by cataloger)
This interactive puzzle allows students to move the continents around by clicking, dragging, and rotating them to the desired location. An underlayer that outlines the ancient continent of Pangea can be turned on and used as a template. The reset button will return all the continents to their present day locations. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
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Introduction to Geophysics
This radio broadcast includes an interview with Caltech professor Dr. Hiroo Kanamori on the topic of earthquake prediction. He discusses current developments in real time seismology, earthquake dynamics and hazard mitigation. There is discussion of how much energy of an earthquake exists as heat; whether smaller earthquakes relieve pressure and prevent larger earthquakes; and how earthquake prediction is largely an empirical process, with many factors involved. The interview begins at 11 minutes and 15 seconds into the file and lasts 15 minutes and 15 seconds. The rest of the file contains science news and sound effects. A transcript of the...
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Weather Outreach - Lis Cohen
This collection of weather resources includes lessons, a photo gallery, and links to information on current weather conditions and climate change. The lessons include presentations on naming clouds, weather forecasting, and the effects of the Great Salt Lake on Weather and climate. There are also presentations on mountain meteorology, what makes weather, and the use of satellite imagery and computer modeling in meteorology. An online forum is available for scientists and the public to ask and answer questions about climate change. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
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Star Classification Test
This activity allows students to click and drag star symbols onto a Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram, which displays the relationship between temperature (degrees Kelvin) and luminosity. They can check their work against a corrected reference diagram, and observe the relationship between our sun (the yellow, G-type star) and other star types. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
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Global Climate Change: Understanding the Greenhouse Effect
In this lesson, students learn about ways in which we study past climate change, and reflect on the present condition of Earth's climate. They explore the effect of greenhouse gases on Earth's atmosphere, and begin to consider the human impact on global warming. An activity is included in which students use thermometers to investigate the greenhouse effect, simulated by introducing water vapor into a glass jar. A set of links is provided to multimedia resources which are used in the lesson. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
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Earthquake Machine Lite: Activity 2 of 2 - Michael Hubenthal
This activity continues and compliments the previous Earthquake Machine activity by pointing out the advantages and limitations of the Earthquake Machine model, explaining the causes of earthquakes and extending students' understanding about earthquake generation, occurrence, and prediction through the collection and interpretation of data. It addresses the following questions: How frequently do earthquakes occur?; Are all earthquakes large events?; How frequently do large events occur?; Can earthquakes be predicted?; How does the Earthquake Machine model compare to global data?; and How do scientists strive for objectivity in their results? It uses the Earthquake Machine models and slide presentation from the...
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Clastic Sedimentary Rock Formation - TERC, Center for Earth and Space Science Education
This animation depicts how dissolved minerals carried by water are deposited between grains, forming a natural cement that holds the sediments together. Educational levels: High school, Middle school, Undergraduate lower division
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Igneous Rock Crystallization Animations - TERC, Center for Earth and Space Science Education
These animations features microscopic views of igneous crystals forming under different cooling conditions and examines the relationship of the resulting texture of each rock to its cooling rate. Educational levels: High school, Middle school, Undergraduate lower division
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Metamorphic Rock Formation - TERC, Center for Earth and Space Science Education
This animation depicts the process by which heat and pressure can result in foliated metamorphic rocks deep within the Earth. Educational levels: High school, Middle school, Undergraduate lower division
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