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Investigating Coral Bleaching: NOAA Data in the Classroom
Investigating Coral Bleaching: NOAA Data in the Classroom
Students are guided through the use of NOAA data (sea surface temperature and SST anomalies, coral bleaching hotspots, and degree heating weeks) to understand how scientists monitor coral bleaching events in order to determine what is happening to the health of coral reefs in the world's oceans.
·dataintheclassroom.noaa.gov·
Investigating Coral Bleaching: NOAA Data in the Classroom
Hydrothermal Vents - Dive & Discover
Hydrothermal Vents - Dive & Discover
Hydrothermal Vents In 1979, scientists in Alvin dove to the Mid-Ocean Ridge in the eastern Pacific. A spectacular sight greeted them. Clouds of what looked like black smoke were billowing from tall chimneys on the ocean floor. Explore vent basics, vents around the world, vent chemistry, boiling points, videos, and…
·divediscover.whoi.edu·
Hydrothermal Vents - Dive & Discover
Ocean Facts: NOAA's National Ocean Service
Ocean Facts: NOAA's National Ocean Service
In the U.S., where over half of us live along the coast and more than 78 percent of our overseas trade by volume comes and goes along our marine highways, the health of our coasts is intricately connected to the health of our nation's economy. The National Ocean Service (NOS) translates science, tools, and services into action, to address threats to coastal areas such as climate change, population growth, port congestion, and contaminants in the environment, all working towards healthy coasts and healthy economies.
·oceanservice.noaa.gov·
Ocean Facts: NOAA's National Ocean Service
Flood Risks & Impacts Module
Flood Risks & Impacts Module
Students will use the Flood Explorer model to investigate the factors that influence flooding. Students also examine real-world case studies to consider and articulate factors that influence the risk and impact of floods including scientific factors (elevation, permeability) and social factors (people and infrastructure) on a local and regional scale. Finally, students will explore the effect of rising global temperatures on inland flooding and be able to answer the guiding question: How will flood risks and impacts change over the next 100 years?
·learn.concord.org·
Flood Risks & Impacts Module
Density 2.0 - Concord Consortium
Density 2.0 - Concord Consortium
The Density Activity is provided as an optional resource. We have not specifically addressed the role of density in plate interactions within the Plate Tectonics module. We encourage you to teach your students about density, though, so that they can better understand why plates interact as they do. You can use the provided one-page Density activity, or you can use the resources that you've used in the past, or you can use a combination of the two.
·learn.concord.org·
Density 2.0 - Concord Consortium
Managing an Agricultural System - High-Adventure Science Interactive
Managing an Agricultural System - High-Adventure Science Interactive
What factors affect erosion rate? What is the relationship between climate and crop yield? How do plants and types of farming affect soil quality? This model is divided into two zones that allow you to compare different slopes and/or land management plans. The erosion rate graph shows the amount the soil in each zone moves in each measurement period. The topsoil graph shows you the amount of topsoil in each zone over time.
·has.concord.org·
Managing an Agricultural System - High-Adventure Science Interactive
Climate Change - High-Adventure Science Interactive
Climate Change - High-Adventure Science Interactive
What is the relationship between CO2 and water vapor and atmospheric temperature? Discover how the CO2 level in the ocean and amount of water vapor in the air change as the temperature changes. See how ice growth and ice melting continue once started. Use this model to explore feedback in Earth's climate system, and how they are related to climate change over time.
·has.concord.org·
Climate Change - High-Adventure Science Interactive
Hydraulic Fracturing - High-Adventure Science Interactive
Hydraulic Fracturing - High-Adventure Science Interactive
Drill wells in search of natural gas. Drill through the aquifer (represented by the blue layer) until you find the shale layer (a pale brown layer). Can you be sure you located a large amount of trapped methane? Were you able to drill without contaminating the aquifer? If not, where did the contaminants come from?
·has.concord.org·
Hydraulic Fracturing - High-Adventure Science Interactive
Hurricane Dynamics | My NASA Data
Hurricane Dynamics | My NASA Data
Hurricanes are large, swirling storms with winds of 119 kilometers per hour (74 mph) or higher. That's quicker than a cheetah can run which is the fastest animal on land. They are said to be the most violent storms on Earth. These storms are also called by other names, such as typhoons or cyclones, depending on where they occur.
·mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov·
Hurricane Dynamics | My NASA Data