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Arctic Submarines #2
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #158677
Format: Resource list
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For people who would like to know more about the roles of submarines in Polar exploration and science.
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Polar Bears: What Are They Like
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #161429
Format: Extended learning
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<b>National Science Standard:</b> Science As Inquiry. --Abilities Necessary To Do Scientific Inquiry & Understanding Scientific Inquiry</b><br>
<i> -Ask questions about organisms, objects and events in environment.<br>
-Conduct a simple investigation.<br>
-Look at the work of other scientists.<br>
-Use data</i><p>
Students will examine pictures and use these to describe the characteristics of polar bears.<p>
This track based on idea of <a href=http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/pb_activity.htm> Jim Cornish, Gander Newfoundland. </a>
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Polar Regions and Ocean Currents
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #203694
Format: Resource list
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This track is in the process of being made. It currently has resources on Ocean circulation suitable for high school or college students
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Alaskan Pipeline in the ANWR? Yes or No?
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #217849
Format: Resource list
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Students will study documents related to oil drilling in Alaska and information related to the impact of such activities on the environment. Students are to use the information to write a 3-5 page persuasive paper that either supports drilling or opposes it.
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Sea Level Rise - Lesson Plans and Activities
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #108964
Format: Resource list
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A compendium of lessons and hands-on activities that can be used to help students learn more about Global Warming and Sea Level Rise.
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Polar Science Workshop - 2004
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #218378
Format: Resource list
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These are the sites we explored and used as resources in the Polar Science Workshop - 2004, Lawrence, KS.
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Earthquake resources
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #218283
Format: Resource list
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Based on information provided by USGS, National Earthquake Information Center, and Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology. This is a copy of a handout given to TIE 2004 participants who attended an Educational Seismology Workshop.
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Photos, Clip Art and Sounds
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #216561
Format: Resource list
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This track will lead you to a variety of places where teachers can find photos, clip art and sounds that they can legally use in their classroom.
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Scientists and Polar Bears
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #161548
Format: Extended learning
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<b>National Science Standard A: Science As Inquiry - Understanding About Scientific Inquiry</b><br>
<i>-There are different kinds of investigations - describing, classifying, and experimenting (fair test)<br>
-They use different instruments -- thermometers, magnifiers, rulers, etc.<br>
-They try to explain what they explored.</i><p>
<b>Standard G: History and Nature of Science: -Science As A Human Endeavor.</b><br>
<i>-Many people choose science as a career and devote their entire lives to it. Many people enjoy doing science.</i><p>
In this track, groups of students will learn how scientists study polar bear populations and will use data to plot the movements of polar bears.
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Interesting Interfaces
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #158395
Format: Resource list
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Looking at how people approach designing a site
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Submarines and Arctic Exploration
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #122390
Format: Extended learning
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What would impel a scientist to decide that studying the Arctic from a submarine is a great idea? How did they get the idea? What are the real dangers involved? What do they study?<br>
Join the world of explorers, past and present, who utilize submarine technology to help them learn more about the Arctic. <br>
Standards: 1) Science: Understands the nature of scientific knowledge; 2) Science: Understands the scientific enterprise; 3) Geography - Understands physical and human characteristics of place; 4) Geography - Understands how physical systems affect human systems; and 5) History - understands historical perspective
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Interfaces for Live Data/Images
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #118240
Format: Resource list
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Looking at how different groups present live information from workshops, field expeditions, etc.
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Balloon Innovations - Andree & Fossett
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #116877
Format: Extended learning
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Information about S. A. Andree's hydrogen balloon which Andree used to try to reach the North Pole in 1897. The track also includes an article which describes the balloon used by Steve Fossett in his recent epic solo journey around the world. <br>
<b> Standards:</b> The Nature of Science
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Polar Winds and Andree
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #112392
Format: Extended learning
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This lesson allows students to examine the knowledge (and suppositions) about the polar winds in the late 1800s and contrast it with current information.<br>
Copyright Notice: Written permission has been obtained from the University of Kansas PRISM project to utilize the Andree articles posted at their site in this Track.<br>
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Mercury and the Arctic Food Webs
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #107202
Format: Extended learning
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This lesson will help students learn about several of the Food Webs of the Arctic.
This lesson has 4 components: <ul>
<li>Students learn to read and prepare diagrams illustrating the food chains of the Arctic;
<li>Students use graphs to determine levels of mercury (heavy metals) in animals of the Arctic over the past 25 years.
<li>Student combine information from graphs and the food chain diagrams to try to figure out what organisms might be sources of mercury for the animals described in the graphs; and
<li>Students use graphs and text to assess the potential impact of mercury pollution on people of the Arctic.</ul>
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The Drive To Be First
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #102454
Format: Extended learning
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A lesson where students are encouraged to explain what drives people to explore new regions or to be the first to do something. Articles are about both modern and historical explorers.<br>
<b>Standards</b>:<br>
1) History: Historical Understanding - understands historical perspective.<br>
2) Science: Nature of Science - understands the scientific enterprise.<br>
3) Technology: Relationship between science, technology, society and the individual.
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Glaciers and Glacial Processes
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #215917
Format: Resource list
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Students are given a handout with several vocabulary words related to glaciers. They are to find definitions of the words and develop a concept map about glaciers that utilizes the defintions and photographs they have found.
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Civil War Resources for Teachers.
Annotations by Jennifer Holvoet
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Track #149
Format: Resource list
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Online resources you and your students can use when learning about the civil war.<br> <br><br>KEYWORDS: U.S. history, american history, african american history, civil war
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