Case Study: Losing the Rainforest, One Tree at a Time part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Case Study: Losing the Rainforest, One Tree at a Time Studying Change over Time Rainforest Vista, courtesy of National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Library of Images from the ...

Teaching Notes part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Teaching Notes Example Output Example Output A color composite image showing road building impacts on forests. Students will produce a color composite image and analyze the image, to determine ...

Part 2—Process and Analyze the Images part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Shrinking Forests
Part 2âProcess and Analyze the Images Step 1 – Launch ImageJ and Open the First Image Launch ImageJ by selecting it from the Start Menu or by double-clicking the icon that looks ...

Part 2—Understand Climate Models part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
Part 2âUnderstand Climate Models Introduction to Global Climate Modeling Images courtesy of Mark Chandler, EdGCM. Modeling is using preset differential mathematical equations to represent ...

Part 1—Download Software and Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
Part 1âDownload Software and Data Step 1 – Download the Tool and Data Go to the EdGCM website, download the climate modeling software and install it on your computer. You will need to ...

Part 3—Generate a Time Series Plot of Temperature part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
Part 3âGenerate a Time Series Plot of Temperature Step 1 – Launch EdGCM Launch EdGCM by double clicking the icon (alias pictured to the right) in the EdGCM ...

Teaching Notes part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
Teaching Notes Example Output Example Output Graph of Surface Air Temperature comparing the A1Fi scenario with a baseline scenario. EdGCM computer software is capable of producing both ...

Case Study: What Do Forests Have To Do With Global Warming? part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:GLOBECarbon
Case Study: What Do Forests Have To Do With Global Warming? The Keeling Curve The red curve shows average monthly concentrations since March of 1958, and the blue curve shows the 12-month ...

Part 1—Investigate Plate Tectonic Features part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Writing to Support the Theory of Plate Tectonics
Part 1âInvestigate Plate Tectonic Features Step 1 â Focus on a Single Plate Boundary These map images use color to show the shape of Earth's land and seafloor. ...

Case Study: Heat Islands part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:MyMap
Case Study: Heat Islands Urban Heat Islands On hot days, you may have noticed that it feels a little cooler in grassy areas and near water than it does on concrete sidewalks or near brick ...