Earth Exploration Toolbook part of Earth Exploration Toolbook
What is the Earth Exploration Toolbook? The Earth Exploration Toolbook is a collection of computer-based Earth science activities. Each activity, or chapter, introduces one or more ...

Annotating Change in Satellite Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Annotating Change in Satellite Images
Download and examine a series of registered Landsat images showing an area of rapid urbanization in southeast Asia. Use image processing software to produce a map documenting how human activities ...

Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
Most people understand that significant climate changes are predicted in the next century, but they may not be aware that these changes will likely vary regionally. Using climatological data from ...

Biocomplexity Home part of Cutting Edge:Biocomplexity
Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park This site contains a variety of resources for faculty members who teach undergraduate courses related to biocomplexity, including biological, ...

Web-Based Resources part of Cutting Edge:Web-Based Resources
The following pages contain information, activities, references and links to help faculty creating on-line teaching materials in the Geosciences. This site addresses how to begin the process of ...

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 ...

Using Field Labs part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Field Labs
Written by Mary Savina of Carleton College. Students love field labs! They enjoy being outside and they appreciate the fact that geoscience field labs are unusually tactile and bring them into ...

Game-Based Learning part of Starting Point-Teaching Entry Level Geoscience:Games
Game-Based Learning uses competitive exercises, either pitting the students against each other or getting them to challenge themselves in order to motivate them to learn better.

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 ...

Tutorial home part of Cutting Edge:Course Design:Course Design Tutorial
Developed by Barbara J. Tewksbury (Hamilton College) and R. Heather Macdonald (College of William and Mary) Is it time to really shake the tree and do something about one of your courses? This ...