Activities and Examples: Using Data in the Classroom Today
This collection contains links to on-line activites for teaching STEM concepts with data of all types and examples that describe ways in which on-line, published, and student-collected data are currently used in teaching and learning.
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The initial example collection was created in collaboration with the Geological Society of America (more info) where the examples were given in a poster session "Using Data to Teach Earth Processes: An Illustrated Community Discussion" (more info) sponsored by the NAGT On the Cutting Edge program. We invite you to contribute additional examples in any of the STEM disciplines.
Each example includes a description of the activity, its learning goals, the context in which it is used, information on the needed data, tools, and activities and suggestions for evaluation.
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- Atmosphere 37 matches
- Biosphere 41 matches
- Climate 32 matches
- Earth surface 31 matches
- Energy/Material cycles 13 matches
- Human Dimensions/Resources 34 matches
- Hydrosphere/Cryosphere 32 matches
- Ocean 25 matches
- Solar system 9 matches
- Solid Earth 66 matches
- Time/Earth History 7 matches
- Chemistry/Physics/Mathematics 16 matches
- Education 2 matches
Results 1 - 10 of 159 matches
Using GLOBE Data to Study the Earth System part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Using GLOBE Data to Study Earth's System
This chapter guides students through the process of locating and graphing Web-based environmental data that has been collected by GLOBE Program participants. It is based on an example developed for ...
Topics: Energy/Material cycles, Hydrosphere/Cryosphere:Groundwater:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Biosphere, Atmosphere
Creating Custom Map Images of Earth and Other Worlds part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Jules
Two examples of images you can produce using the Voyager map tool. The "local" map on top is centered on Greenland; the corresponding "index" (viewed from space) map appears ...
Exploring Seafloor Topography part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Sea Floor
Topography of the Atlantic sea floor. Inset shows a topographic profile at 33°N. Click the image to see an enlargment in a new window. In this chapter, users learn how we gather data about the depth ...
Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole
In this chapter, users examine satellite images that show how much ozone is in the atmosphere over the Southern Hemisphere. They interpret the images to identify the ozone "hole" that ...
Topics: Energy/Material cycles, Atmosphere
Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
DATA: Climate Model Predictions TOOLS: EOS-Webster, Spreadsheet application - Compare climate predictions among U.S. states through the year 2100. Produce and analyze graphs to interpret regional ...
Topics: Human Dimensions/Resources, Climate, Atmosphere
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. -
Topics: Climate, Atmosphere
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):Introductory Level
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. -
Topics: Climate, Biosphere, Atmosphere
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):Introductory Level
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) . -
Topics: Energy/Material cycles, Climate, Atmosphere
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):Introductory Level
Investigating Earthquakes with ArcVoyager GIS part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Investigating Earthquakes
This chapter describes the technique of preparing "GIS-ready" data and shows how to map that data and conduct basic analyses using a geographic information system (GIS). Users download and ...
Topics: Solid Earth:Structural Geology:Geophysics and Structural Geology/Earthquakes/Seismic Reflection Profiling, Solid Earth, Earth surface
Analyzing Populations with Maps (Retired) part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Analyzing Populations
NOTE: This chapter was retired from the EET collection after CIESIN's US-Mexico Demographic Data Viewer became unavailable. The pages are available here for reference. In this chapter, users ...
Topics: Biosphere:Diversity:Censuses
