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The Using Data in the Classroom project was active between 2003 and 2010. Much of the content dates from that time period and so may not be up to date. We are preserving the content here because it still contains useful ideas.

The Activities Collection draws from newer projects across SERC. You may also want to explore the Data and Models resources discoverable through Teach the Earth

Data Sources and Tools

These sites provide on-line or downloadable tools for visualizing or manipulating data or datasets that can be used in the classroom.



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Exploring NASA Aerosol Data in the Classroom part of Datasheets
NEO gives access to georeferenced NASA satellite imagery and provides the means for easy export into other browsers (like GoogleEarth) or analytic tools (like ImageJ or ICE). The site also contains the MODIS Blue Marble, which is a series of monthly true-color global composite images.

ModeMaker Software part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://geology.wwu.edu/dept/faculty/hirschd/research/cod...
This is a program for the Macintosh that allow the user to create diagrams with up to five phases each with a known size mode shape color aspect ratio and alignment. These diagrams can be used by ...

PASDA Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access: The Pennsylvania Geospatial Data Clearinghouse part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.pasda.psu.edu/
Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access, PASDA, is the State Geospatial Data clearinghouse for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. PASDA is also a National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Clearinghouse ...

National Data Buoy Center part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov
The National Weather Service provides weather and marine data from buoys surrounding North America, the Carribean, and Great Britain. Historical and realtime data are featured. Data include wind, ...

Marine Geology and Geophysics part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/index.html
This National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration website provides bathymetry, topography and relief data; digital coastlines; an interactive coastline extractor; ocean mapping; the geomorphology ...

Live Access to Reference Data at PMEL part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://ferret.pmel.noaa.gov/Ferret/LAS/
The Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory's (PMEL), Live Access Server enables the visualization and creation of marine climatologic data with on-the-fly graphics. The graphics are selected ...

Structural Geology Mapping/GIS Software part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.holcombe.net.au/software/index.html
This site contains Stereographic Projection and Rose Diagram plotting packages (GEOrient); a structural and drillhole calculator (GeoCalculator); strain, and shear zone calculators; geological field ...

United States Geological Survey Water Use in the United States part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://water.usgs.gov/watuse/
This site provides access to water use reports for the country and by county and watershed at five year intervals from 1950 to 2000. There is also a region by region comparison and information about ...

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration's Operational Significant Event Imagery part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Organization/History/osei/
This web page provides high-resolution, detailed imagery of significant environmental events. Links are available to images on the following subjects: current events, dust storms, fires, floods, ...

Alan L. Jones Computer Programs: Seismic/Eruption part of SERC Web Resource Collection

http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~ajones/#Computer%20Programs
This site is the homepage of Alan L. Jones, of the State University of New York at Binghamton. Dr. Jones is interested in most earthquake-related topics, computer graphics, and computers in ...