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Educational Global Climate Modeling. This was developed from an older 'real' modeling program, so the difference between this and current programs is the grainy-ness of the data. (It will run on today's laptops - yesterday's supercomputers - current programs need the power of modern supercomputers.) Good for high school student direct use, middle schoolers would probably be more comfortable with demos. Learning curve isn't too bad!

Endangered Species Day Endangered Species Day, May 21, 2010, celebrates America's wildlife legacy with a celebration of our nation's wildlife and wild places, and is an opportunity to learn about the everyday actions that people can take to help protect our nation's disappearing wildlife and last remaining wild places. Visit the website to download educational materials, register an event, and check out the toolkit.

Science On a Sphere Well-crafted visualizations provide unique and powerful teaching tools Science On a Sphere® is a large visualization system that uses computers and video projectors to display animated data onto the outside of a sphere. Researchers at NOAA developed Science On a Sphere® as an educational tool to help illustrate Earth System science to people of all ages. Animated images of complex processes such as ocean currents, sea level rise, and ocean acidification are used to to enhance the public's understanding of our dynamic environment. Ocean Acidification on Science On a Sphere® The movies below were developed for use on Science On a Sphere® and show computer model simulations of surface ocean pH and carbonate mineral saturation state for the years 1895 to 2094. The first movie shows a computer recreation of surface ocean pH from 1895 to the present, and it forecasts how ocean pH will drop even more between now and 2094. Dark gray dots show cold-water coral reefs. Medium gray dots show warm-water coral reefs. You can see that ocean acidification was slow at the beginning of the movie, but it speeds up as time goes on. This is because humans are releasing carbon dioxide faster than the atmosphere-ocean system can handle.

"Generation Earth is an environmental education program from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works. We offer workshops, mentorship, and do-it-yourself environmental projects that help youth make a positive difference at school, at home, and eventually, out in the world."\nask them about buses for school fieldtrips

"A free, searchable catalog of standards-based science teaching materials fro K-12 educators and learners. The database can be browsed by topic or searched by keyword. The site also contains Special Collections - groups of resources organized around themes, such as Climate Change and Mammals."

"The Museum's award-winning online professional development program provides courses in the life, Earth and physical sciences. Designed for K-12 educators, each six-week course is led by an experienced classroom teacher and a research scientist. In-depth readings, assignments, and rich web-based discussions asssure a deeper understanding of both the science and the tools of scientific inquiry. Affordable graduate credit is available from leading institutions."

COSEE-West home page (for now!) Los Angeles based

NOAA Ocean Explorer A Watered-down Topographic Map Submarine Ring of Fire Expedition FOCUS: Topographic and bathymetric maps GRADE LEVEL: 6-8 FOCUS QUESTION: How does one create a topographic map and what are the differences between topographic maps and bathymetric charts?