Global Temperatures part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Data:Examples
Students analyze the global temperature record from 1867 to the present. Long-term trends and shorter-term fluctuations are both evaluated. -

Modern CO2 part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Data:Examples
Students compare carbon dioxide (CO2) data from Mauna Loa Observatory, Barrow (Alaska), and the South Pole over the paast 40 years to help them better understand what controls atmospheric CO2. -

Earth's Radiation Budget part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Teaching with Data:Examples
In this activity students explore the Earth's radiation budget using Earth radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) data archived at the IRI/LDEO Climate Data Library (more info) . -

Annotating Change in Satellite Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Annotating Change in Satellite Images
This chapter walks users through a technique for documenting change in before-and-after sets of satellite images. The technique can be used for any set of images that show the same area at the same ...

Measuring Distance and Area in Satellite Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Measuring Distance and Area in Satellite Images
This image shows the Aral Sea on June 3, 2001. The yellow line shows the former shoreline of this shrinking lake. The red line is the border between Kazakhstan to the north and Uzbekistan to the ...

Crystal Structures as Geobarometers part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Cpx Geobarometer
Kent Ratajeski, kratajeski@montana.edu Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Published Jan. 4, 2005 Description Show caption HideWouldn't it be nice to know the depth ...

Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Directed Discovery of Crystal Structures
David Mogk and Kent Ratajeski Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description Halite crystal structure. Image produced with CrystalMaker. ...

Identifying Minerals with Chemical and Crystallographic Data part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Identifying Minerals Using Chemical and Crystallographic Data
Kent Ratajeski Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description Show caption HideWhat is this common oxide mineral? Would you guess...ice? ...

Order/Disorder Within Crystal Structures as a Function of Temperature part of Integrating Research and Education:Crystallography:Olivine Structure at High Temperatures
Kent Ratajeski Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT Published Jan. 25, 2005 Description Show caption HideThe olivine unit cell. Crystallographic sites house Si ...

Exploring and Animating GOES Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring and Animating GOES Image
Source: NASAToday's meteorologists use data collected by an extensive set of instruments as they develop their weather forecasts. Some of those instruments are just outside the buildings in ...