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Arctic Sea Ice Satellite Observations In this interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain, learn how Arctic sea ice has changed over the past 25 years in terms of maximum winter extent, concentration, and the timing of breakup each spring.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
BiomesThis interactive resource adapted from NASA describes the different temperature, precipitation, and vegetation patterns in seven biomes: coniferous forest, temperate deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland, and tundra. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Cloud TypesThis interactive resource, adapted from NASA's S'COOL Project Tutorial, explains
how you can classify and identify various types of clouds. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
Documenting Glacial Change This collection of comparative glacier images adapted from the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows substantial changes in five Alaskan glacier positions over periods of 60 to 100 years.
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3-12 |
Interactive |
Earth’s Albedo and Global Warming In this interactive activity adapted from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, learn about Earth's albedo (the ratio of reflected vs. incident solar radiation), how pollution alters albedo, and how ice-albedo feedback may accelerate global warming.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Global View of the SeasonsThis interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain features satellite data of Earth's seasonal cycles. Visualizations and comparative still images reveal how successfully plants are photosynthesizing at different times of the year. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Greenland Ice Sheet Project 2: A Record of Climate ChangeUsing images and graphs, this interactive resource illustrates scientists' efforts to study Earth's climatic history for the last 250,000 years by drilling into the Greenland Ice Sheet and examining ice cores. Adapted from the Wright Center for Science Education, Tufts University. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
The Hydrologic CycleView the five processes of the hydrologic cycle in this interactive resource adapted from NASA in which animations illustrate condensation, precipitation, infiltration, runoff, and evapotranspiration. |
3-8 |
Interactive |
Infrared GalleryHow would your world look if you saw heat instead of light? In this interactive resource produced for Teachers' Domain, see what familiar objects look like through an infrared camera and watch infrared videos of geysers, mudpots, and hot springs. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
The Jet Stream and Horizontal Temperature GradientsExplore and manipulate the relationship between wind speed and temperature
gradients in this interactive activity adapted from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Mountain of Ice: If the Ice MeltsThis interactive resource adapted from NOVA Online features a collection of images that show what would happen to selected coastlines around the world if the Antarctic Ice Sheet melted. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Observing Antarctica
Take a unique trip through Antarctica in this interactive activity, adapted from NASA, which uses high-resolution satellite images from the Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA).
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Tracking Polar Bears In this interactive activity adapted from the USGS Alaska Science Center, track the movements of a polar bear as it migrates across the changing Arctic sea ice and compare the paths of four different polar bears.
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K-8 |
Interactive |
Virtual CaveThis interactive resource adapted from The Virtual Cave by Dave Bunnell, presents images of various features found in solution caves and includes detailed information on how these features are formed and where they occur. |
3-12 |
Interactive |
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