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1900 Air Pollution

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1900 Air Pollution

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This article and included graphs,from the web site accompanying the FRONTLINE NOVA special What's Up with the Weather?, reveals how atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxides from coal- and oil-burning power plants, cars, and other fossil-fuel-burning sources have climbed along with the world population, with as yet unknown effects on the climate system.

Subject:: Physics
Material Type:: Data Set; Diagram/Illustration; Lesson Plan
Provider:: NSDL Staff
Provider Set:: NSDL Science Refreshers
Date Added:: 12/26/2002

1964 Alaska Earthquake

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This video adapted from the Valdez Museum & Historical Archive, explores what happened during the Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964 through original footage, first-person accounts, and animations illustrating plate tectonics.

Subject:: Geology
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development; Teachers' Domain
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 11/04/2008

2013 CAR Breakfast Briefing Series - Automotive Fuels and Emissions - Policies Compliance and Potential Impact of Future Technologies

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2013 CAR Breakfast Briefing Series - Automotive Fuels and Emissions - Policies Compliance and Potential Impact of Future Technologies

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This resource contains presentations from one of the Center for Automotive Research's (CAR's) breakfast briefings titled "Automotive Fuels and Emissions: Policies, Compliance, & Potential Impact of Future Technologies." This briefing occurred on 12/5/13 at Robert Bosch LLC in Farmington Hills, MI. At the briefing presenters discussed the strategic implications of Tier 3 regulations which will soon be finalized and may impact future technology decisions in a multitude of ways. The impact of Tier 3 emission regulations is expected to be far reaching as they have the potential to influence the quality of fuel, as well as usage of alternative fuels and powertrains. Further, the regulations will have a direct influence on the technologies, such as diesel and gasoline direct injection, that automakers will utilize to meet the fuel economy standards through MY2025. Included in this resource are the presentations from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Volkswagen, and Bosch utilized at the briefing.

Subject:: Automotive Technology and Repair
Material Type:: Data Set; Lecture Notes; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Center for Automotive Technology - Macomb
Provider Set:: Center for Advanced Automotive Technology
Author:: Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
Date Added:: 12/05/2013

2013 Plug-In Conference and Exposition: What's Next for the Electric Highway?

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2013 Plug-In Conference and Exposition: What's Next for the Electric Highway?

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This resource contains speaker presentations from the 2013 Plug-In Conference and Exposition. This conference took place September 30, 2013 to October 3, 2013 at Liberty Station in San Diego, CA and had the theme What's Next for the Electric Highway? This event brought together automotive manufacturers, component suppliers, electric utilities, government agencies, academia, and the environmental community to collaborate on the next steps in plug-in electric vehicle technology, infrastructure, policies and regulations, and market development.

Subject:: Automotive Technology and Repair
Material Type:: Case Study; Data Set; Lecture Notes; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Center for Automotive Technology - Macomb
Provider Set:: Center for Advanced Automotive Technology
Author:: Electric Power Research Institute
Date Added:: 09/30/2013

2-Day Investigation of Soil Samples

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2-Day Investigation of Soil Samples

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This activity is designed for a primary classroom (outdoors & indoors) investigation where students collect and investigate soil samples and describe the soils, looking for similarities and differences. Students develop a method of recording the data colleted and can present the information gathered.

Subject:: Ecology
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:: 01/20/2012

7th Grade Life Science at the Observatory: Life Throughout the Universe

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7th Grade Life Science at the Observatory: Life Throughout the Universe

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This classroom activity will show students that there is a lot we don't know about science, for example life throughout the universe. It will hopefully encourage students to question what we know and don't know, and exploration and study of the unknown.

Subject:: Astronomy
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Brad Snyder
Date Added:: 08/10/2012

Above the Clouds: Telescopes on Mauna Kea

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Above the Clouds: Telescopes on Mauna Kea

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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.

Subject:: Education; Astronomy; Chemistry; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development; Teachers' Domain
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 12/17/2005

Abrupt Climate Change

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Abrupt Climate Change

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This lesson focuses on a current issue in science in order to help students understand the process by which scientific knowledge is developed and refined. The goal of science is to advance human understanding of the natural world and that sometimes means changing long-held views. According to recent studies, many students think that changes come mainly through facts and improved observational and measuring technology. However, they often do not make the distinction that advancements or changes can come from both new observations and reinterpreting old observations.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture
Material Type:: Lesson Plan; Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:: AAAS
Provider Set:: Science Netlinks
Date Added:: 04/29/2012

Accidental Discoveries

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This segment from Swift: Eyes through Time traces the history military officers and engineers discovering a strange phenomenon in the sky that astronomers now know are gamma-ray bursts.

Subject:: Astronomy; Chemistry; Physics
Material Type:: Lecture
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia; WPSU
Provider Set:: Teachers' Domain
Author:: NASA; PA Space Grant; WPSU
Date Added:: 11/30/2007

Achieve New Heights: Go to the Rockies!

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Achieve New Heights: Go to the Rockies!

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Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum module/Geology of National Parks course. Students estimate travel times and costs of a driving/camping trip to visit national parks in Colorado.

Subject:: Mathematics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Judy A. McIlrath
Date Added:: 11/06/2014

Acid-Base Titration of an Eggshell

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Acid-Base Titration of an Eggshell

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This activity is acid-base titration lab where students determine the percent of calcium carbonate in an eggshell.

Subject:: Life Science; Ecology; Chemistry
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Jeff Ehmke
Date Added:: 12/09/2011

Acid Test Video: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

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Acid Test Video: The Global Challenge of Ocean Acidification

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This groundbreaking NRDC documentary explores the startling phenomenon of ocean acidification, which may challenge marine life on a scale not seen for tens of millions of years. The film, featuring Sigourney Weaver, originally aired on Discovery Planet Green. A related curriculum kit is available at: http://www.nrdc.org/oceans/acidification/files/labkit.pdf

Subject:: Environmental Science; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Astronomy; Chemistry; Oceanography; Physics; Economics
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration; Lecture
Provider:: National Resources Defense Council; Our Changing Oceans and Estuaries; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Author:: Natural Resources Defense Council - written by Daniel Hinerfeld
Date Added:: 09/17/2009

Activities for Studying Tree Rings Online

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Activities for Studying Tree Rings Online

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Selected resources provide three web-based activities to complement science lessons in an issue of Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle. The free, online magazine for Grades K-5 teachers explores the essential principles of climate literacy.

Subject:: Education
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan; Teaching/Learning Strategy
Provider:: Ohio State University; Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology
Provider Set:: Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle
Author:: Jessica Fries-Gaither; National Science Foundation
Date Added:: 05/30/2012

The Activity Model for Inquiry: Reflective Writing Prompts

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The Activity Model for Inquiry: Reflective Writing Prompts

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Reflective writing is be a valuable communication tool between instructor and student that fosters critical thinking. When combined with a better model of the scientific method (the AMI) than the "standard" linear model, learners gain a better understanding of the process of science.

Subject:: English Language Arts
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Amy Ellwein
Date Added:: 11/06/2014

Adding the Moon: Using a Classroom Model to Explore the Movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

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Adding the Moon: Using a Classroom Model to Explore the Movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

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This is an activity about the motion of the Sun, Earth and Moon, specifically rotation and revolution. After identifying what they already know about the Sun, Earth and Moon, learners will observe and manipulate a styrofoam ball model of the Sun, Earth, and Moon system. This activity requires a location with an open space approximately ten feet by ten feet in area, and is Activity 9 of a larger resource entitled Eye on the Sky.

Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 11/05/2014

Adding the Moon: Using a Playground Model to Explore the movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

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Adding the Moon: Using a Playground Model to Explore the movement of the Sun, Earth, and Moon

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This is an activity about the rotation of the Earth and its revolution around the Sun, as well as the rotation of the Moon and its revolution around the Earth. Outside, in chalk, learners will draw the Sun and Earth system complete with Earth's orbit. Learners will then add to the chalk drawing the placement of the Moon and the path of its orbit around the Earth. Volunteers will then act out the rotation and revolution of a yearly cycle of the Moon, Earth and Sun. Learners will also complete a worksheet to reinforce visual understanding of this model. This activity requires an outdoor location with ample room and is Activity 8 of a larger resource entitled Eye on the Sky.

Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: NASA Wavelength
Date Added:: 11/05/2014

Adopting Sustainable Food Practices

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Adopting Sustainable Food Practices

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Hear about how respect for Earth can help us attain a more sustainable lifestyle in the face of climate change in this video segment adapted from United Tribes Technical College.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/19/2012

Adventures in ABC & 1, 2, 3

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Adventures in ABC & 1, 2, 3

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This activity is an indoor/outdoor activity that incorporates both literacy and scientific observation to make an ABC book based on Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen. Family participation is encouraged.

Subject:: Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Author:: Julie Roettger
Date Added:: 10/04/2011

Adventures in ABC and 1,2,3

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Adventures in ABC and 1,2,3

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This activity is an indoor/outdoor activity that incorporates both literacy and scientific observation to make an ABC book based on Antler, Bear, Canoe by Betsy Bowen.

Subject:: Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Lesson Plan
Provider:: Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:: Pedagogy in Action
Date Added:: 01/20/2012

After-School Educator's Guide to OLogy: Paleontology

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After-School Educator's Guide to OLogy: Paleontology

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This comprehensive guide to the Paleontology section of OLogy, the Museum's science Web site for kids, explains how after-school educators can make the most of the site. It focuses on dinosaurs because that's what kids are most familiar with. An introduction to the Big Ideas in Paleontology brings educators up to speed on how scientists study early life on Earth, what kind of information the fossil record contains, and why dinosaurs are not extinct. A Site Map shows where to locate all Paleontology resources, from stories to quizzes to hands-on-activities. Paleontology units offer ways to combine different types of resources around a topic. Follow-up questions encourage inquiry-based learning. Wrap-Up Paleo Projects suggests fun ways to wrap up any of these units. A Links and Resources section lists recommended paleontology-related books and Web sites for educators and for kids. A glossary of paleontological terms wraps up the guide.

Subject:: Education; Life Science
Material Type:: Lesson Plan
Provider:: American Museum of Natural History
Provider Set:: American Museum of Natural History
Date Added:: 10/15/2014