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UCAR Science Education Group
This is a short experiment to demonstrate the concept of thermal expansion of water when heated, as an analogy to thermal expansion of oceans due to global warming.
This is a short experiment to demonstrate the concept of thermal expansion of water when heated, as an analogy to thermal expansion of oceans due to global warming.
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Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography, Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
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This activity from the Department of Energy provides background information about solar ovens and instructions on building a simple model solar cooker.
This activity from the Department of Energy provides background information about solar ovens and instructions on building a simple model solar cooker.
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Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy
Resource Type: Activities, Lab Activity
Resource Type: Activities, Lab Activity
S. Henderson, S. Holman, L. Mortensen (eds. modified)
In this activity, students examine pictures of pollen grains representing several species that show the structural differences that scientists use for identification. Students analyze model soil ...
In this activity, students examine pictures of pollen grains representing several species that show the structural differences that scientists use for identification. Students analyze model soil ...
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Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Activities
This short activity uses GIS to explore hurricane track information to understand factors that encourage the formation of hurricanes. This site includes all materials needed for an instructor to ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Coastal Hazards, Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather:Hurricanes, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Hazards, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Extreme weather, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Extreme Weather
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual
This short activity uses GIS to consider place-based hazards (assessing housing choices) using remotely sensed data. This site includes all materials needed for an instructor to carry out the ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual, Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual, Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
This short activity uses GIS to investigate movements of Earth's plates and earthquakes. This site includes all materials needed for an instructor to carry out the activity, including answers to ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
The earth moves under our feet
This short activity uses GIS to investigate where current quakes are today from ground-sensed motion. This site includes all materials needed for an instructor to carry out the activity, including ...Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Plate type effect on volcanoes
This short activity uses GIS to investigate how properties of volcanoes are influenced by the crust and plate boundaries nearest them. This site includes all materials needed for an instructor to ...Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geoscience:Geology:Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
This short activity uses GIS to task students with observing, comparing, and contrasting the natural resources throughout the five regions of the U.S. This site includes all materials needed for an ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Mineral Resources, Forest Resources, Environmental Science, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Environmental Science:Sustainability
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Classroom Activity
Mining the world’s most used minerals
This short activity uses GIS to demonstrate what mineral resources are commonly used in daily life and to learn the origins of these resources to better predict where they might be found. This site ...Subject: Environmental Science:Mineral Resources, Sustainability
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual, Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
Resource Type: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual, Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications