ncs-NSDL-COLLECTION-000-003-112-026|1007936
This classroom activity is aimed at an understanding of different ecosystems by understanding the influence of temperature and precipitation. Students correlate graphs of vegetation vigor with those of temperature and precipitation data for four diverse ecosystems, ranging form near-equatorial to polar, and spanning both hemispheres to determine which climatic factor is limiting growth.
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| Subject keyword(s) | Analyzing data, Conservation, Earth and space science, Ecology, Forestry and Agriculture, Education, Environmental change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Natural causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Orbital patterns, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Regional climates, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Solar radiation, Geoscience:Hydrology, Humans and the environment, Personal and social issues, Precipitation, Science as inquiry, Science process skills, Temperature, Weather |
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| Grade level | Middle School, High School, Informal Education, Vocational/Professional Development Education |
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| Intended audience | Educator, Learner |
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| Resource type | Instructional Material |
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| Resource format | application, application/pdf |
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| Rights | Copyright information provided on site
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copyright GLOBE 2005 |
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| Title | CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network |
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| Link | http://cleanet.org/ |
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| Description | CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Pathway builds on climate literacy guidelines outlined in the U.S. Climate Change Science Program guiding document, "Essential Principles of Climate Science", to provide a collection of educational resources that facilitate students, teachers, and citizens becoming climate literate and informed about climate issues. The collection supports and provides outreach to these developing communities of users and focuses on integrating effective use of the resources across all educational levels, especially middle-school through undergraduate levels (grades 6-16). Climate and energy topics include climate system, causes of climate change, measuring and modeling climate, impacts of climate change, human responses to climate change, and energy use. Resources are reviewed for scientific accuracy and pedagogic relevancy. |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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