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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

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

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Air Is Matter

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This collection of still images presents different ways to visualize air, from billowing sails to windblown hair to tornadoes.

Subject:: Education; Astronomy; Atmospheric Science; 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:: 02/20/2004

All Planet Sizes

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All Planet Sizes

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This illustration from the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory shows the approximate sizes of the planets relative to each other. Note that the planets are not shown at appropriate distances from the Sun.

Subject:: Education; Astronomy; Chemistry; Physics
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration; Reading
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

Anatomy of a Rover

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Anatomy of a Rover

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In this interactive activity from NOVA, learn about the sophisticated scientific instruments on two identical robotic rovers that have explored Mars Spirit and Opportunity.

Subject:: Engineering; Education; Astronomy; Chemistry; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media: Multimedia Resources for the Classroom and Professional Development; Teachers' Domain
Author:: Argosy Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 05/09/2006

Anatomy of a Tsunami

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Anatomy of a Tsunami

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Tsunami waves can be distinguished from ordinary ocean waves by many factors, including the tremendous amount of energy they carry, the great distance between their wave crests, and their capacity to travel at jetliner speeds across an entire ocean. In this interactive from NOVA Online, explore how the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami -- the deadliest in recorded history -- was triggered, how its waves traveled thousands of kilometers largely unchanged, and what happened once the waves reached coastlines both near and far from their source. Grades 6-12

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Astronomy; Chemistry; Geology; Oceanography; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive
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:: 10/21/2005

Anatomy of a Volcano

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Anatomy of a Volcano

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In this interactive activity from NOVA Online, explore the main features of the Nyiragongo volcano, located in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and learn what risks it poses to the 500,000 people who live in its shadow.

Subject:: Education; Astronomy; Chemistry; Geology; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive
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

Animal Diversity Web

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Animal Diversity Web

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This site is a searchable encyclopedia of thousands of photos, descriptions, sound recordings, and other information about individual animal species. Find out about amphibians, arthropods, birds, fishes, insects, mammals, mollusks, reptiles, and sharks. Explore special features on mammals, skulls, and frog calls. Students are invited to contribute.

Subject:: Zoology
Material Type:: Diagram/Illustration
Provider:: NSDL Staff; UCAR; UCAR Staff; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Provider Set:: NSDL Science Refreshers; Bridge: Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Resources Center; DLESE Community Collection; DLESE Community Collection
Date Added:: 11/06/2008

Antarctic Ice Movement: Part I

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Antarctic Ice Movement: Part I

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This video segment adapted from NOVA explains why ice sheets move. To find out how fast they move, scientists carve a tunnel through a glacier.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; 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

Antarctic Ice: Sea Level Change

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Antarctic Ice: Sea Level Change

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What would happen if a portion of the Antarctic Ice Sheet were to melt? This video segment adapted from NOVA uses animations to show the effect of a 6-meter sea-level rise on coastal cities across the world.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Astronomy; Chemistry; Oceanography; 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

Antarctica: A Challenging Work Day

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Antarctica: A Challenging Work Day

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What happens when the ground under your feet is ice and it's moving? This video segment adapted from NOVA features some of the dangers faced by scientists conducting research in Antarctica.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; 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

Antarctica: Sea Ice

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Antarctica: Sea Ice

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This video segment adapted from NOVA uses microwave images to reveal how sea ice doubles the size of Antarctica each winter. Rare footage shows how sea ice crushed the famous ship Endurance in 1914.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Astronomy; Chemistry; Oceanography; 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

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Are We Alone?

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This video segment adapted from NOVA features a variety of scientific perspectives on the age old question, "Are we alone in the universe?" Animations make vivid the improbability that we could intercept a radio wave signaling extra terrestrial intelligence.

Subject:: Education; Life Science; 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

Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

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Astronomical Images in Different Wavelengths

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Visible light is just one portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that a telescope may detect. This collection of images produced for Teachers' Domain features radio wave, infrared, visible light, and X-ray images of distant stars and galaxies as well as images of the telescopes designed to detect the various wavelengths of radiation.

Subject:: Education; Astronomy
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Data Set; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Provider Set:: Teachers' Domain
Author:: WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 02/16/2011

Australian Institute of Marine Science

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Australian Institute of Marine Science

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Located near Townsville, North Queensland, AIMS researchers collect and analyze data to improve our understanding of the marine world, and to find science-based management practices that ensure long-term sustainable use and development of marine resources. Site features information on facilities, faculty, current projects, open house and other events, and employment opportunities. Also features the Mariner's Journal, a log from several AIMS research cruises.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Life Science; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Astronomy; Atmospheric Science; Chemistry; Oceanography; Physics
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: UCAR; UCAR Staff; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Provider Set:: Bridge: Sea Grant Ocean Sciences Resources Center
Date Added:: 10/30/2014

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Avalanche Town

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The impact of natural disasters is made vivid in this video segment adapted from NOVA. A small town in Iceland, prepared for recurrent avalanches, is devastated when one takes a new and damaging path.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; 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

Becoming a Fossil

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Becoming a Fossil

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This video segment describes how the Australopithecus afarensis skeleton known as Lucy could have been fossilized. Footage courtesy of NOVA: "In Search of Human Origins."

Subject:: Education; Life Science; Astronomy; Chemistry; Geology; 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:: Clear Blue Sky Productions; National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 09/26/2003

"Biome" in a Baggie

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"Biome" in a Baggie

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This ZOOM video segment shows how to create a self-contained environment and explores evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Life Science; Biology; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Astronomy; Chemistry; Hydrology; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive
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:: 09/26/2003

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Biomes

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This 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.

Subject:: Environmental Science; Education; Life Science; Biology; Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Astronomy
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection; Teachers' Domain
Author:: National Science Foundation; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 12/17/2005

Birth of a Supernova, Type II

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Birth of a Supernova, Type II

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In this interactive activity from NOVA Online, learn about a type of exploding star a Type II supernova that is so large it has a mass 10 times greater than the mass of our Sun.

Subject:: Education; Astronomy; Chemistry; Physics
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Diagram/Illustration; Interactive
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:: 02/20/2004