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Global Change in Local Places part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:SHALDRIL
DATA: SHALDRIL Core Data; NOAA Pollen data TOOL: GeoMapApp SUMMARY: Import Antarctic sediment core data files into GeoMapApp to create maps and graphs. Use data to infer past climate conditions based on current vegetation distributions.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools, Datasets, Tools, Activities:Classroom Activity, Lab Activity, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments:Shelf-slope Environment, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Sedimentary Geology:Depositional environments, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Collection This activity is part of the On the Cutting Edge Exemplary Teaching Activities collection.
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Discover Clues from a Colder Climate with GeoMapApp part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Ice Stream
DATA: Global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) TOOLS: GeoMapApp, Spreadsheet SUMMARY: Use GeoMapApp to search for evidence of glacial expansion and retreat. Produce a research report of your findings modeled on peer-reviewed papers in the field of glaciology.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Datasets and Tools, Activities:Project, Project:Investigative Case Studies, Independent Research, Computer Applications, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:GIS/Mapping/Field Techniques, Landforms/Processes:Glacial/Periglacial, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Climate/Paleoclimate, Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes, Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Sea Level Change, Geoscience:Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geoscience, Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Pollen and Climate Change part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Pollen and Climate Change
DATA: Pollen Viewer. TOOLS: Analyzing Digital Images, Spreadsheet. SUMMARY: Study the relationship between climate and the distribution of plants across North America, import data into spreadsheet and graph.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Computer Applications
Subject: Biology:Ecology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems, Biology:Plant Biology, Environmental Science:Forest Resources, Ecosystems:Ecology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
CLEAN Selected This activity has been selected for inclusion in the CLEAN collection.
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Investigating Renewable Energy Data from Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Panels part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Project REDI
DATA: Soltrex Online Data. TOOL: Microsoft Excel. SUMMARY: Examine solar energy generation; explore websites that monitor and report solar energy production from panels at many different locations; and consider how much of a school's or home's energy needs could be supplied by solar power.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual, Computer Applications
Subject: Environmental Science:Energy, Energy:Renewable & Alternative Energy, Energy Infrastructure
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review