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Above the Clouds: Telescopes on Mauna Kea

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Type: Course Related Materials
Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This video segment adapted from First Light explains why the highest peak in the Pacific, Mauna Kea, is an ideal site for astronomical observations. Featured are new telescope technologies that allow astronomers to explore the universe in more depth.

CO2 Concentrations at Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: This resource, adapted from the Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, provides a graph of monthly average carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration from 1958 to 2000 at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.

Dating Lava Flows on Mauna Loa Volcano, Hawaii

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Subject: Science and Technology
Collection: WGBH Educational Foundation
Grade Level: Primary

Abstract: In this video segment adapted from NOVA, scientists search for carbonized remains of plants preserved in lava flows to find out how long it has taken rain forests on Hawaii to regenerate after a volcanic eruption.