EnviroNet at Simmons College
http://http://earth.simmons.edu/
EnvironNet contains many scientific monitoring projects tha students
can participate in. All projects involve hands-on science activities which
include data analysis and synthesis. The Ocean Drilling Program The Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) consists of research into the history
of the ocean basins and the nature of the crust beneath the ocean floor.
This web site can be used in an upper level secondary education science
classroom to learn about oceanographic science processes. Students can
learn about laboratory equipment and the types of research which are conducted
on board the research vessels. Students can access online data from a database
containing downhole measurements taken from core samples. Students can
analyze the data to look for patterns in the physical properties, paleomagnetism,
and chemistry of the core samples. This web sites provides excellent maps
of the drilling sites. Science teachers can also use the resources at this
web site for mapping activities with their students. Topex/Poseidon This web site is the homepage of the TOPEX/POSEIDON satellite. Teachers
and students can learn how TOPEX/POSEIDON maps ocean surface topography
and how oceanographers use ocean topography to monitor ocean currents and
use data to compute the ocean's heat budget. Many of the resources at this
web site can be incorporated into secondary science curricula. The TOPEX/Poseidon science images highlight many of the scientific discoveries
of the TOPEX/Poseidon mission. Teachers can use the images to illustrate
different ocean characteristics to their students. The "near real time data" section includes data sets of sea
surface heights, ocean wind, significant wave heights, and map coordinates.
Science teachers can use this data for data analysis activities and mapping
activities with their students. The "image library" includes graphics of dynamic ocean topography,
sea surface variability, significant wave height, wind speed, and precipitable
water vapor. The Educational Resources section contains an online tutorial which
presents ideas on how to incorporate the TOPEX/Poseidon data on the Internet
into the classroom. This tutorial can be used effectively as a stand alone
tutorial for secondary students in a networked computer lab. Many sections
of the tutorial contain images which can be used by teachers as presentation
materials to explain oceanographic science processes and concepts. El Niño Theme Page This web site contains a wealth of information about El Niño.
The material at this web site is appropriate for students in grades 10
-12. Graphic images and animations facilitate learning about El Niño.
Extensive information about the impacts of El Niño and benefits
of El Niño prediction are presented with many web links to recent
graphic images on the Internet. Teachers and students can access the latest
El Niño forecasts and measurements which include global sea surface
temperature, equatorial Pacific sea surface temperature, and tropical Pacific
buoy data. These datasets can be used in the classroom for graphing and
data analysis activities.
http://www-odp.tamu.edu/
http://topex-www.jpl.nasa.gov/
http:/www.pmel.noaa.gov/toga-tao/el-nino/home.html
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