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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
Globe Watersheds Module 1: Water Availability
Watershed Dynamics projectThe GLOBE Watershed Dynamics Module 1 GIS tool is a freely available web-based GIS. This tool allows users to analyze precipitation, evaporation, and surface runoff data across the US. Curriculum is ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Geography:Geospatial
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
EdGCM: Climate Modeling for Research and Education
M. Chandler, K. Mankoff, S. Richards, L. SohlThe EdGCM Project develops and distributes a research-quality global climate model (GCM) with a user-friendly interface that runs on desktop computers. Anyone can explore the subject of climate ...
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Global change modeling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Global change modeling
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Tools, Computer Applications
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Tools, Computer Applications
The Discover Our Earth collection is designed to enhance learning of Earth Science topics including earthquakes, volcanoes, topography, plate tectonics and sea level change. Discover our Earth is a ...
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Structural Geology, Tectonics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Volcanism, Floods/Fluvial Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities, Audio/Visual:Maps, Animations/Video, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools
Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities, Audio/Visual:Maps, Animations/Video, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools
BASINS: Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources
BASINS is a multipurpose environmental analysis system for use by regional, state, and local agencies in performing watershed and water quality based studies. This new software makes it possible to ...Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Groundwater modeling, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Mineralogy:Environmental Mineralogy, Geoscience:Hydrology, Biology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Water Quality and Quantity:Non-Point Source Pollution, Point Source Pollution, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
BASINS: Better Assessment Science Integrating Point and Nonpoint Sources
BASINS is a multipurpose environmental analysis system for use by regional, state, and local agencies in performing watershed and water quality based studies. This new software makes it possible to ...Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water and society, policy, and management, Groundwater modeling, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Mineralogy:Environmental Mineralogy, Geoscience:Hydrology, Biology, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity, Water Quality and Quantity:Non-Point Source Pollution, Point Source Pollution, Geoscience:Geology:Geochemistry, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
Resource Type: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets
This site from the University of Michigan lists the labs for a course on global change. Because of the complexity of global changes, it is often not enough to read about the workings of these ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
Resource Type: Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
Ecological Footprint Calculators
This website contains interactive calculators for determining various environmental impacts. The site includes more than 15 different calculators to determine greenhouse gas emissions, ecological ...Subject: Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid :Waste Reduction/Recycling, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture:Food Production and Distribution, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Policy:Environmental Decision-Making, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Water Quality and Quantity:Water Conservation, Geoscience:Soils
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Scientific Resources:Collection
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Scientific Resources:Collection
Physlet Routines: Earth Sciences
Robert MacKayThis site from Clark College presents Physlets written in Java. The focus of these applets is on the geosciences, with links to activities featuring the Doppler Effect, seafloor spreading and global ...
Subject: Environmental Science, Geoscience:Geology
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
Resource Type: Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity, Audio/Visual:Animations/Video
British Petroleum
This site is produced by British Petroleum and provides a simple, interactive guide to estimate your annual household carbon emissions. The calculator asks questions about the features of your ...
This site is produced by British Petroleum and provides a simple, interactive guide to estimate your annual household carbon emissions. The calculator asks questions about the features of your ...
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Energy:Efficiency and Energy Conservation, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Policy:Environmental Decision-Making
Resource Type: Computer Applications
Resource Type: Computer Applications