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Exploring Seafloor Topography part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Sea Floor
Sandra Swenson
DATA: Digital Elevation Model Data. TOOL: GeoMapApp. SUMMARY: Explore a timeline about how we have learned about the oceans. Construct a profile across the Atlantic Ocean and create 3-D visualizations of the seafloor.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Audio/Visual:Maps, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geophysics, Geoscience:Geology, Oceanography:Marine Geology and Geophysics, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Oceanography:Physical
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Annotating Change in Satellite Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Annotating Change in Satellite Images
LuAnn Dahlman, NOAA
DATA: Landsat Images. TOOL: ImageJ. SUMMARY: Examine time-series images that show landuse changes in China. Produce a map documenting how human activities have changed the coastline.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Subject: Geoscience:Geology, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

When is Dinner Served? Predicting the Spring Phytoplankton Bloom in the Gulf of Maine part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Predicting Phytoplankton Bloom in the Gulf of Maine
Denise Blaha, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus; Amy Holt Cline, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
DATA: Ocean Buoy Data, MODIS Images TOOLS: GoMOOS Online Graphing Tool SUMMARY: Learn about conditions that influence the spring phytoplankton bloom. Use an online graphing tool to predict the date of the bloom.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Biology:Ecology:Habitats:Water Column, Biology:Ecology:Principles, Geoscience:Oceanography:Biological
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Measuring Distance and Area in Satellite Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Measuring Distance and Area in Satellite Images
LuAnn Dahlman, NOAA
DATA: MODIS Imagery. TOOL: ImageJ. SUMMARY: Examine images of the Aral Sea from 1973 through 2003. Use image analysis software to measure changes in the width and area of the freshwater lake over time.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Computer Applications, Activities:Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets, Datasets with Teaching Activities, Tools
Subject: Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Hydrology:Surface Water, Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Geology
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Using GLOBE Data to Study the Earth System part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Using GLOBE Data to Study Earths System
Nick Haddad, TERC; Tamara Ledley, Bentley University, 175 Forest Street, Waltham, MA 20452 Past: Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative, 2017; TERC, 1997-2017
DATA: Student-collected environmental data TOOL: GLOBE Online Graphing Tool SUMMARY: explore, graph, and compare data from the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Program.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Tools, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Hydrology:Ground Water:Water cycle/groundwater-surface water interface, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary
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Protecting Wetlands from Exurban Development part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:WetlandDev
DATA: Land Use and Land Cover TOOL: My World GIS SUMMARY: Examine land-use changes around Macclenny, Florida. Propose locations for future development that minimize impacts on wetlands.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Maps, Computer Applications
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Land Use and Planning
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Litter Retriever with a GPS Receiver part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Litter Reliever with a GPS Receiver
DATA: GPS waypoints TOOL: GPS unit, Google Earth SUMMARY: Track litter in a park or public space with a GPS receiver. Then import the data into Google Earth and consider the ideal location for new trash receptacles.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Tools, Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience, Environmental Science:Waste:Waste Solid
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Massachusetts Lighthouses part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Emily Burns, Community College of Rhode Island
Emily Burns, Community College of Rhode Island Summary Students practice selecting features by location and adding a hyperlink to a point feature. They work with data that they download from a state GIS site. ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Activities
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Creating Personalized Maps with Google My Maps part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Carsten Braun, Westfield State University
Carsten Braun, Westfield State College Summary This activity focuses on one of the many free web mapping applications available: Google My Maps. Here you will learn how to create your own personal map in Google My ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities, Project
Subject: Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Not Lying With Maps: Map Design Choices for Quantitative Data part of GIS and Remote Sensing:Activities2
Catherine Riihimaki, 2NDNATURE Software
Catherine Riihimaki, Drew University Summary The students read and discuss in class an article called "Lying with Maps." They then reflect on the article's recommendations by making maps of New ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Problem Set, Activities
Subject: Geoscience:Geology:Geomorphology:Landforms/Processes:Fluvial, Geography:Geospatial
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review