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Initial Publication Date: December 7, 2016

Step 3: Boston, MA

In this step you will download the Monthly Tide Gauge Data Plot for Boston, MA and paste it into your PowerPoint file.

Downloading the Tide Gauge Data Plot

  1. First, you'll need to locate Boston on the PSMSL viewer. Massachusetts is located on the East Coast of the USA, and Boston is on the medium-sized bay (Boston Harbor) about 100 km north of the prominent hook-shaped peninsula of Cape Cod.
  2. Make sure you have selected "Series Length" in the Display options.
  3. Click on the yellow balloon marker over Boston that indicates a dataset of 75+ years in length.
  4. Click on the "Other Information" tab in the pop-up window. Then click on "Documentation" under "Station Information".
  5. Click on the link to the larger image of the monthly data plot under "Tide Gauge Data" and save the .png file to your hard drive.

Preparing the PowerPoint File

  1. Go to the third slide of your PowerPoint file. It should say "Boston, MA, USA" in the Title Line.
  2. Hold your mouse over the bottom left icon in the center of the large text box. A box should pop up that says "Insert Picture from File". Click here.
  3. Navigate to the data plot you saved in the previous steps. You should have called the file "Boston.png". Select this file and click "Insert".
  4. Be sure to enter the appropriate citation information in the small text box below the plot. You can copy and paste this information from your slide for Victoria.
  5. Save your work!

These materials are part of a collection of classroom-tested modules and courses developed by InTeGrate. The materials engage students in understanding the earth system as it intertwines with key societal issues. The collection is freely available and ready to be adapted by undergraduate educators across a range of courses including: general education or majors courses in Earth-focused disciplines such as geoscience or environmental science, social science, engineering, and other sciences, as well as courses for interdisciplinary programs.
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