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The name of this
"learning tool" is called
Global
Warming. This web site comes with strong online activities and
tutorials that help students understand the concepts and dynamics on this
important issue.
Virtual Courseware for Earth and
Environmental Sciences is an incredible suite of programs & is supported by the U.S. National
Science Foundation & the California State University System.
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NASA continues to be a leader in science
education! This "learning tool" is called the "Earth
Observatory: Data & Images". Here you can explore data sets in a very
visual way. Scroll your mouse over Atmosphere, Oceans, Land, Life on
Earth, and Heat & Energy to see the specific variables you can choose.
Select the variable and then build an animation to see it change over
time. We recommend this site in many areas of learningscience.org |
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The National
Weather Service is a division of the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S). This site is a
treasure trove of useful data for students and teachers. When you get to
the site you will see a map of "Warnings and Forecasts". Look to the tabs
at the top of this map to explore Graphical Forecasts, National Maps,
Radar, Rivers, Air Quality, and Satellite data. |
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This "learning tool"
is called
Get a Wif of this Harbor. The purpose is to use satellite data to
investigate the biological health of the ocean. A clever combination of
remote imaging and clear directions make this a nice lab for students.
This is another NASA site from
Earth Observatory. |
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Global Warming Facts and Our Future
is a tremendous site to use when discussing the effects humans have had on
Earth. Students can read more about global warming in the topics at the
left & there are four great interactives on the right that tackle issues
such as changing CO2 concentrations, future surface
temperature, etc. This “learning tool” is brought to us by
Koshland Science Museum. |
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Greenhouse Effect is a “learning
tool” that comes to us from one of the most innovative science education
companies,
Explorelearning.com. They call their simulations Gizmos. They are a
subscription site, but they allow you to see this Gizmo for 5 minutes. Shockwave
is required. |
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France brings us this
elegant and easy "learning tool" does a wonderful job of giving students
an overview of how a sewage treatment plant operates. The name is
Une Belle Riviere. Just click the "fast forward" double arrows a few
time to get the hang of the process that they are illustrating.
This conceptually clean tool was developed
through the Space Museum of
France.
Flash is required. Students do not need to know French to learn from
this interactive, the design is so good. |
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Croak puts your students face
to face with facts about ecosystems and ecological balance, water
pollution, natural and exotic invaders and predators, and more. Find out
why the frog population is declining by interviewing various people around
town, investigating leads regarding pollution, predation, poaching, and
more. This “learning tool” is brought to us by
Access Excellence. |
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The name of this "learning tool" is called
Climate Change: The Burning Issue. This is really a web site that
provides background and a challenging interactive simulation to help
students learn about this important global issue. Developed by the
Science Museum of London. |
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Clean
Up Dumptown is a project of the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's Region 9 office in San Francisco. Students learn about
programs designed to recycle and reduce waste. Teachers can assign
specific goals to include reducing the amount of a particular kind of
waste going into the landfill by a particular amount or set research goals
- determining the impact of composting on the waste stream, for example.
Shockwave is required. |
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Students learn how to clean our water with this wonderful simulation
entitled
Water Treatment. After a short introductory video students must
determine just the right amount of everything to clean their water!
This interactive was produced by
Wonderville and the groundbreaking pioneers of science education at
Science Alberta.
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