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From: earth science site of the week
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Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 6:34 AM To: EARTH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: 24 March 2007 Earth Science Sites of the Week --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hello everyone, This week?s 24 March 2007 ?Earth Science Sites of the Week? feature the following resources: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PICKS OF THE WEEK: online digital map creation and Landsat image viewer (in ?Geosphere? section), interactively point out non point pollution sources (in ?Hydrosphere? section), cooperative learning (in ?General and Environmental? section), Hubble telescope images set to Pink Floyd (in ?Animations? section), On Librarians and Scrotums (in ?Good Read? section), and weather report set to music (in ?Humor? section). --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEOSPHERE 1) Online digital map creation 2) Karst terrains teacher guide 3) Live Landsat imagery HYDROSPHERE 1) Interactively point out non point pollution sources 2) Exploring stream precipitation relationships ATMOSPHERE 1) Earth Observatory research articles SOLAR SYSTEM AND UNIVERSE 1) What?s worth seeing in this month?s night sky? 2) Help NASA look for past water on Mars GENERAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL 1) Cooperative learning 2) All of human achievement -- all our hopes, dreams, and fears -- in one graph. 3) On-line encyclopedia for students 7-12<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) Animations: Coming to grips with universe size using Hubble, set to the music of Pink Floyd 2) Outstanding Earth Science Image: fantastic folds 3) Good Reads: On Libraries and Scrotums, caves, aching back, black holes, and Mars water 4) Good Quote: learning from the weather 5) Doable Demo: pendulum swing 6) Computer Tip: free program for transferring GPS data to PC 7) Teacher Tip: Great teaching tips I?ve stolen from my friends 8) Humor: weather report set to music --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FEATURES --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEOSPHERE 1) PLANIGLOBE, Planiglobe, (suggested by Warren Huff, http://www.planiglobe.com/omc_set.html 2) KARST TOPOGRAPHY TEACHER'S GUIDE AND PAPER MODEL, USGS (suggested by Cheryl Dodes, Weber Middle School, Port Washington, NY), after a good introduction into karst processes, the site illustrates, through computer animations and a paper model, why caves develop in limestone. By studying the animations and the paper model, students will better understand the evolution of karst topography. The paper models may be downloaded in .pdf or Macintosh Hypercard formats. http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/docs/parks/cave/karst.html 3) LANDSAT IMAGE VIEWER, (suggested by Cher Cunningham, Science Information and Education Office, USGS), the EarthNow! Landsat Image Viewer provided a LIVE feed of images from the Landsat 5 and Landsat 7 satellites. These images are used to monitor changes in the Earth?s land surface. The Help page explains how to use EarthNow! and describes how it provides information to you. http://earthnow.usgs.gov HYDROSPHERE 1) WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?!? EPA, students will use their mouse to point out non point pollution sources. http://www.epa.gov/OWOW/NPS/kids/whatwrng.htm 2) EARTH EXPLORATION TOOLBOOK: INVESTIGATING THE PRECIPTATION-STREAMFLOW RELATIONSHIP, TERC, Nick Haddad, (suggested by Elizabeth Rogers Joyner, COSEE-SE), ?In this chapter students explore several key aspects of the water cycle as they investigate the relationship between precipitation and streamflow. Concepts such as the duration and intensity of the precipitation, surface runoff, evaporation, transpiration, soil porosity, and the slope of the ground emerge as significant factors in the investigation.? http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/module_discharge/index.html ATMOSPHERE 1) EARTH OBSERVATORY FEATURES, NASA, find first rate, media rich brief articles of how NASA scientists are trying to ?unravel the mysteries of climate and environmental change.? http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/ <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> SOLAR SYSTEM AND UNIVERSE 1) Stargazers, (suggested by Shannon Mareski, Southfield High Teacher Scan the heavens with this monthly guide to constellations, planets, cosmic events and more. Be sure to check out the movie highlighting the March sky. http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/ 2) SPRING 2007 NASA QUEST CHALLENGE FOR STUDENTS (Suggested by Theresa Schwerin, IGES) - Middle-high school and college students are challenged to help choose regions of Mars for HiRISE to image that probably contained water at the surface in the past. HiRISE is the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on NASA¹s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter http://marsoweb.nas.nasa.gov/hirise. The HiRISE team will pick several suggestions and image them with the camera in the coming months. The student teams selected will represent the first people on Earth to see the resulting image and will have the chance to search for signs of water in the image. (Deadline April 7) http://quest.nasa.gov/challenges/hirise/index.html <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> GENERAL AND TEACHING TIPS 1) COOPERATIVE LEARNING, Starting Point, Rebecca Teed, John McDaris, and Cary Roseth, (suggested by John McDaris, SERC), this popular Starting Point module has been updated with current research and revised but continues to describe the attributes of cooperative learning and the advantages associated with it in terms of student learning. The resource lays out why the approach is useful and how to make use of it in the classroom via techniques such as Jigsaw or Role playing. There is also a collection of examples of specific activities that can be used. http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/cooperative/index.html 2) ALL OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENT -- ALL OUR HOPES, DREAMS, AND FEARS -- IN ONE GRAPH. (Mary Ann Smith, CMU scholar laurate), Cliff Pickover, Reality Carnival, ?The mysterious pace of change is great. Where will be tomorrow?? http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/Pickover/pc/changing-pace.html 3) GLOBIO, (suggested by Joseph Kerski, ESRI), this a nonprofit environmental and science education organization based in Portland, OR, develops free online resources for elementary school kids and teachers, including the Glossopedia, a free multimedia encyclopedia designed specifically for kids ages 7-12 http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1) ANIMATIONS: THE HUMBLING UNIVERSE, Hubble, (suggested by Rose Sanders, NY State teacher) The attached video has some interesting sites from Hubble and even mentions our eight planets. It?s set to the music of Pink Floyd. http://www.glumbert.com/media/universe 2) OUTSTANDING EARTH SCIENCE IMAGE: EARTH SCIENCE PICTURE OF THE DAY (EPOD) http://epod.usra.edu (Suggested by Martin Ruzek, USRA, http://epod.usra.edu/archive/epodviewer.php3?oid=131680 3) GOOD READS: ON LIBRARIANS AND SCROTUMS, ScienceWeek editor Dan Agin. (submitted by Virginia Malone, Consultant, correctly. http://scienceweek.com/editorials.htm#070222 Caves Of St. Louis County: A Tale Of Loss http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070312091508.htm Health Aching Back? Sitting Up Straight Could Be The Culprit "A 135-degree body-thigh sitting posture was demonstrated to be the best biomechanical sitting position, as opposed to a 90-degree posture, which most people consider normal," http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061127112844.htm Deep Space The Universe's Dark Side: New Way To Form Black Hole Uncovered "Nature has again thrown astronomers for a loop. Just when they thought they understood how gamma-ray bursts formed, they have uncovered what appears to be evidence for a new kind of cosmic explosion. These seem to arise when a newly born black hole swallows most of the matter from its doomed parent star. " http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/12/061221075122.htm Solar System Mars' South Pole Ice Deep And Wide "New measurements of Mars' south polar region indicate extensive frozen water. The polar region contains enough frozen water to cover the whole planet in a liquid layer approximately 11 meters (36 feet) deep. " http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070315141308.htm 4) GOOD QUOTE: (suggested by Cheryl Dodes, - Unknown <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> 5) DOABLE DEMO: Pendulum Inquiry- use the scientific method to discover how weight and the length of a string have an effect on the number of swings. <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> http://www.csulb.edu/~lhenriqu/300demo.htm#Tony%20Semaan <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> 6) COMPUTER TIP: Waypoint, Brent Hildebrand, To be able to upload and download Routes, Tracks, and Waypoints from a Garmin* GPS to a PC, simplifying the processes of creating and editing these data. Saved data files can be in ASCII format with comma delimited fields and can be easily edited using Windows Notepad or Wordpad, taking advantage of their Cut and Paste capability. Supported recievers include the 38, 40, 45/45XL, 12/12XL, II/II+. Supported except for icons include the III/III+, 90, 92, 120, 175, and eTrex. The eMap, Street Pilot, 162, and 295 are NOT supported. ? http://www.tapr.org/~kh2z/Waypoint/OverviewInfo.htm <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--> 7) TEACHER TIP: Debbie Silver, Great teaching tips I?ve stolen from my friends, (suggested by Christine Phillips) http://www.debbiesilver.com/files/Great%20Teaching%20Tips%20Handout.pdf 8) HUMOR: Musical Weather Report, marguerite.ca (suggested by Eric Cohen, Westhampton Beach High School, NY), here's an interesting weather report from the http://marguerite.ca/images/mastersingers.mp3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?Earth Science Sites of the Week? dating back to 1999 are now available and can be searched by keyword. 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