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Exercices - Les quiz
Sujets: Géographie, Langues, Sciences.
Résumé: En cherchant des réponses aux questions, les étudiants parcourent l'entiereté du tutoriel. Ils vont être confrontés à l'utilité de la télédétection pour la gestion et la protection des ressources naturelles. Ils vont apprécier la beauté du monde vu de l'espace. A travers des exemples et des faits concrets, ils vont apprendre comment les images satellite permettent une meilleure compréhension de la nature dynamique des processus environnementaux et de l'impact des activités humaines sur l'environnement.
Matériel: Un accès internet au tutoriel Le monde en images.
Temps nécéssaire: Une/deux leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire:
- Instructions pour les profs.
- Le quiz thématique Air, le quiz thématique Terre et le quiz thématique Eau à imprimer ou à modifier (fichiers .rtf de ~8 MB).
- Les solutions aux quiz (fichier .rtf de 12 MB).
- Les quiz en ligne.
Résumé: En cherchant des réponses aux questions, les étudiants parcourent l'entiereté du tutoriel. Ils vont être confrontés à l'utilité de la télédétection pour la gestion et la protection des ressources naturelles. Ils vont apprécier la beauté du monde vu de l'espace. A travers des exemples et des faits concrets, ils vont apprendre comment les images satellite permettent une meilleure compréhension de la nature dynamique des processus environnementaux et de l'impact des activités humaines sur l'environnement.
Matériel: Un accès internet au tutoriel Le monde en images.
Temps nécéssaire: Une/deux leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire:
- Instructions pour les profs.
- Le quiz thématique Air, le quiz thématique Terre et le quiz thématique Eau à imprimer ou à modifier (fichiers .rtf de ~8 MB).
- Les solutions aux quiz (fichier .rtf de 12 MB).
- Les quiz en ligne.
Activité - Quelle est ton image préférée?
Sujets: Géographie, Langues, Sciences.
Résumé: Dans cette activité, les étudiants vont choisir leur image préférée du tutoriel. Ils vont lire et comprendre l'information fournie sur l'image. Ils vont créer un powerpoint de 2 slides qui sera utilisé pour présenter leur image à la classe. A travers les images présentées, les élèves vont comprendre l'utilité des images satellitaires.
Matériel: Un accès internet au tutoriel Le monde en images.
Temps nécéssaire: Une/deux leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire:
- Instructions pour les profs.
- Feuille d'instructions à imprimer ou à modifier (fichier .rtf de 5 MB).
Résumé: Dans cette activité, les étudiants vont choisir leur image préférée du tutoriel. Ils vont lire et comprendre l'information fournie sur l'image. Ils vont créer un powerpoint de 2 slides qui sera utilisé pour présenter leur image à la classe. A travers les images présentées, les élèves vont comprendre l'utilité des images satellitaires.
Matériel: Un accès internet au tutoriel Le monde en images.
Temps nécéssaire: Une/deux leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire:
- Instructions pour les profs.
- Feuille d'instructions à imprimer ou à modifier (fichier .rtf de 5 MB).
Worksheet - Dealing with global warming in Bangladesh (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences, Current events.
Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about climate change and its effects, focusing on sea level rise and its consequences for a country. They will read, understand and summarize a recent news article. Through specific examples, they will understand the usefulness of remote sensing.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images
+ The article Country expands despite global warming (24 MB .rtf file).
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- Article to be printed or modified for use in class (24 MB .rtf file).
Overview: In this lesson, students will learn about climate change and its effects, focusing on sea level rise and its consequences for a country. They will read, understand and summarize a recent news article. Through specific examples, they will understand the usefulness of remote sensing.
Materials: An internet access to the tutorial A World of Images
+ The article Country expands despite global warming (24 MB .rtf file).
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out:
- Teacher's instructions.
- Article to be printed or modified for use in class (24 MB .rtf file).
Pour apprendre sur l'observation de la Terre et les images satellitaires
Tutoriels, exercices - Site Eduspace
Sujets: Géographie, Sciences.
Résumé: Ce site Internet ouvre aux jeunes à travers l'Europe une porte non seulement sur les applications spatiales mais aussi sur l'observation de la Terre telle qu'elle est coordonnée par l'Agence Spatiale Européenne (ESA) et ses partenaires européens et nationaux. Eduspace offre aux enseignants et aux élèves du secondaire en Europe des moyens pour introduire l'observation de la Terre en classe.
Matériel: Un accès internet au site Eduspace (multilingue).
Source: Eduspace.
Résumé: Ce site Internet ouvre aux jeunes à travers l'Europe une porte non seulement sur les applications spatiales mais aussi sur l'observation de la Terre telle qu'elle est coordonnée par l'Agence Spatiale Européenne (ESA) et ses partenaires européens et nationaux. Eduspace offre aux enseignants et aux élèves du secondaire en Europe des moyens pour introduire l'observation de la Terre en classe.
Matériel: Un accès internet au site Eduspace (multilingue).
Source: Eduspace.
Tutoriel - Site EOEdu
Sujets: Géographie, Sciences.
Résumé: Un site éducatif pour découvrir l'observation de la terre par satellites. Le site est divisé en 6 parties: Petit guide de la télédétection (un tutoriel expliquant les principes de la télédétection, acquisition de données, traitement d'images, radar et SIG), Applications (une liste de projets et d'applications reposant sur les techniques d'observation de la Terre), Satellites et capteurs (une liste de satellites et de capteurs, avec des explications détaillées sur les satellites météorologiques et l'interprétation d'images nuageuses), Coin des profs (une liste de ressources pédagogiques et d'actualités), Liens et Glossaire.
Matériel: Un accès internet au site EOEdu (disponible en Anglais, Français et Néerlandais).
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Résumé: Un site éducatif pour découvrir l'observation de la terre par satellites. Le site est divisé en 6 parties: Petit guide de la télédétection (un tutoriel expliquant les principes de la télédétection, acquisition de données, traitement d'images, radar et SIG), Applications (une liste de projets et d'applications reposant sur les techniques d'observation de la Terre), Satellites et capteurs (une liste de satellites et de capteurs, avec des explications détaillées sur les satellites météorologiques et l'interprétation d'images nuageuses), Coin des profs (une liste de ressources pédagogiques et d'actualités), Liens et Glossaire.
Matériel: Un accès internet au site EOEdu (disponible en Anglais, Français et Néerlandais).
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Tutoriels, exercices - Matériel éducatif du CCT
Sujets: Géographie, Sciences.
Résumé: Ce site contient une sélection de tutoriels: Notions fondamentales en télédétection, Images numériques et analyse numérique, Réception de données satellitaires, Radar, polarimétrie et stéréoscopie et Jeu-questionnaire d'interprétation d'images .
Matériel: Un accès internet au site (disponible en Français et en Anglais).
Source: Ressources naturelles Canada/CCT.
Résumé: Ce site contient une sélection de tutoriels: Notions fondamentales en télédétection, Images numériques et analyse numérique, Réception de données satellitaires, Radar, polarimétrie et stéréoscopie et Jeu-questionnaire d'interprétation d'images .
Matériel: Un accès internet au site (disponible en Français et en Anglais).
Source: Ressources naturelles Canada/CCT.
Exercices - Observation de la Terre en classe
Sujets: Géographie, Physique, Chimie.
Résumé: Un set de 5 fiches de démonstration de l'utilité de la télédétection au travers des disciplines scientifiques scolaires: Introduction à la télédétection, Calcul de la vitesse de déplacement d'un cyclone, Cartographie du déluge, Photosynthèse sous surveillance et Les satellites traquent le pétrole.
Matériel: Un accès internet aux fiches (disponibles en Français et en Néerlandais).
Temps nécéssaire: Une à 5 leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire: Instructions pour les profs.
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Résumé: Un set de 5 fiches de démonstration de l'utilité de la télédétection au travers des disciplines scientifiques scolaires: Introduction à la télédétection, Calcul de la vitesse de déplacement d'un cyclone, Cartographie du déluge, Photosynthèse sous surveillance et Les satellites traquent le pétrole.
Matériel: Un accès internet aux fiches (disponibles en Français et en Néerlandais).
Temps nécéssaire: Une à 5 leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire: Instructions pour les profs.
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Exercices - Exercices BeoBase
Sujets: Géographie, Sciences.
Résumé: Ces exercices sont la version papier des exercices intégrés dans BEO Interactif, le programme de traitement d'images du CD-Rom BEO (Belgian Earth Observation). Les exercices de BEO Base sont destinés aux élèves du dernier degré du secondaire. Ils permettent d'aborder les principes de base de la télédétection et les propriétés des images satellites. BeoBase est structuré en cinq chapitres: Les satellites, Les images satellitaires, Résolution, Chiffres, Couleurs vraies/Fausses couleurs, comprenant 12 questions qui peuvent être résolues individuellement ou en équipe et dont les réponses sont fournies en fin de document.
Matériel: Un accès internet aux fiches/exercices (disponibles en Français et en Néerlandais).
Temps nécéssaire: Une à 5 leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire: Instructions pour les profs.
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Résumé: Ces exercices sont la version papier des exercices intégrés dans BEO Interactif, le programme de traitement d'images du CD-Rom BEO (Belgian Earth Observation). Les exercices de BEO Base sont destinés aux élèves du dernier degré du secondaire. Ils permettent d'aborder les principes de base de la télédétection et les propriétés des images satellites. BeoBase est structuré en cinq chapitres: Les satellites, Les images satellitaires, Résolution, Chiffres, Couleurs vraies/Fausses couleurs, comprenant 12 questions qui peuvent être résolues individuellement ou en équipe et dont les réponses sont fournies en fin de document.
Matériel: Un accès internet aux fiches/exercices (disponibles en Français et en Néerlandais).
Temps nécéssaire: Une à 5 leçon(s).
A télécharger/à lire: Instructions pour les profs.
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Worksheets - Explore the facets of the Earth: Air, Ice, Water and Land (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences, Current events.
Overview: Explore the facets of the Earth Observing System (EOS) NASA project with these informative, eye-catching posters. Each poster takes a specific topic ranging from ice sheets to volcanoes and explains what NASA scientists are doing to understand that topic. Colorful and instructional satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information making the posters ideal for the classroom.
Materials: An internet access to the NASA posters and relatetd worksheets.
Time needed: One to four school lesson(s).
Teacher's instructions: The series of posters and powerpoint versions of the posters can dowloaded from here.
Black/white worksheets include information on the back of each poster broken down into 8 1/2 x 11 sections. They are in PDF format (248 KB) and can be downloaded for classroom use: Air, Ice, Water and Land. Every worksheet can be used on its own.
Source: NASA/GSFC.
Overview: Explore the facets of the Earth Observing System (EOS) NASA project with these informative, eye-catching posters. Each poster takes a specific topic ranging from ice sheets to volcanoes and explains what NASA scientists are doing to understand that topic. Colorful and instructional satellite images, graphs, and pictures complement the fact-filled information making the posters ideal for the classroom.
Materials: An internet access to the NASA posters and relatetd worksheets.
Time needed: One to four school lesson(s).
Teacher's instructions: The series of posters and powerpoint versions of the posters can dowloaded from here.
Black/white worksheets include information on the back of each poster broken down into 8 1/2 x 11 sections. They are in PDF format (248 KB) and can be downloaded for classroom use: Air, Ice, Water and Land. Every worksheet can be used on its own.
Source: NASA/GSFC.
Worksheet - What can we learn from satellite images? (EN)
Subjects: Geography, Economics, Current events.
Overview: Students will look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today. This will probably require some research into their town's recent history.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of students' hometown.
Time needed: Three/four school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students will look at maps and satellite images to see how various settled parts of the Earth have changed over the past few decades. They will then draw maps of their hometown, showing how it might have looked in satellite images in the 1970s and today. This will probably require some research into their town's recent history.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of students' hometown.
Time needed: Three/four school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Activity - Where in the world is this? (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth from 1961 through the present. Students will search in the collection of astronaut photos of Earth. They will try to locate the images from the Where in the world quiz.
Materials: An internet access to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Time needed: One school lesson.
Teacher's instructions: Have the students go through this collection of images and videos collected by astronauts on the International Space Station from 2000 to 2003.
The students then choose a location in the world. Let them go to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth page and search for a nice astronaut photo of the chosen place. They can make a short presentation about their image in front of the class.
Let the students go in twos through the image quiz. If needed, they can always click on the title "Where in the world is this?" to skip and go to the next image.
Source: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth (NASA).
Overview: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth hosts the most complete online collection of astronaut photographs of the Earth from 1961 through the present. Students will search in the collection of astronaut photos of Earth. They will try to locate the images from the Where in the world quiz.
Materials: An internet access to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth.
Time needed: One school lesson.
Teacher's instructions: Have the students go through this collection of images and videos collected by astronauts on the International Space Station from 2000 to 2003.
The students then choose a location in the world. Let them go to The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth page and search for a nice astronaut photo of the chosen place. They can make a short presentation about their image in front of the class.
Let the students go in twos through the image quiz. If needed, they can always click on the title "Where in the world is this?" to skip and go to the next image.
Source: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth (NASA).
Activité - Utiliser le jeu des capitales européennes en classe
Sujets: Géographie, Langues, Sciences.
Résumé: Le jeu consiste à faire glisser le nom d'une capitale jusqu'à son emplacement correct sur la spatiocarte de l'Europe (pas seulement dans le pays correspondant) afin de pouvoir télécharger une image Proba et/ou une image SPOT-5 de cette ville.
Matériel: Un accès internet au jeu online (disponible en Anglais, Français et Néerlandais) et un atlas.
Temps nécéssaire: Une leçon.
A télécharger/à lire: Instructions pour les profs + solutions du jeu.
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Résumé: Le jeu consiste à faire glisser le nom d'une capitale jusqu'à son emplacement correct sur la spatiocarte de l'Europe (pas seulement dans le pays correspondant) afin de pouvoir télécharger une image Proba et/ou une image SPOT-5 de cette ville.
Matériel: Un accès internet au jeu online (disponible en Anglais, Français et Néerlandais) et un atlas.
Temps nécéssaire: Une leçon.
A télécharger/à lire: Instructions pour les profs + solutions du jeu.
Source: EOEdu © Politique scientifique fédérale. Tous droits réservés.
Activities and worksheets - Meteorology: An educator's resource for inquiry-based learning (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: An educator's resource for inquiry-based learning for grades 5-9. This publication enhances the understanding of meteorology by beginning with basic and essential parameters of weather and then moving through mind-engaging interactions with complex meteorological systems. Students will build and use weather instruments, they will collect weather information and combine it with existing information about cloud systems. They can then apply their knowledge to predict weather systems.
Materials: See Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Time needed: One or more school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Source: NASA Langley Research Center.
Overview: An educator's resource for inquiry-based learning for grades 5-9. This publication enhances the understanding of meteorology by beginning with basic and essential parameters of weather and then moving through mind-engaging interactions with complex meteorological systems. Students will build and use weather instruments, they will collect weather information and combine it with existing information about cloud systems. They can then apply their knowledge to predict weather systems.
Materials: See Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Time needed: One or more school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Meteorology guide for teachers (6 MB .pdf file).
Source: NASA Langley Research Center.
Several activities - Where on Earth? Become a geography detective! (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Students are invited to embark upon a geographical adventure with MISR's Mystery Image Quizzes. These puzzles are designed to inspire understanding of the physical, biological and human processes that influence our home planet and cover topics from Archaeology to Zoology. Several resources for discovering and revealing the meaning of image features may help new geographical detectives to solve the challenging quiz questions.
Materials: A computer with Internet access.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions and list of available quizzes.
Source: © 1996-2006 NASA/JPL.
Overview: Students are invited to embark upon a geographical adventure with MISR's Mystery Image Quizzes. These puzzles are designed to inspire understanding of the physical, biological and human processes that influence our home planet and cover topics from Archaeology to Zoology. Several resources for discovering and revealing the meaning of image features may help new geographical detectives to solve the challenging quiz questions.
Materials: A computer with Internet access.
Time needed: One/two school lesson(s).
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions and list of available quizzes.
Source: © 1996-2006 NASA/JPL.
Worksheet - Introduction to maps (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English.
Overview: Students are briefly introduced to several types of maps that are used for different purposes. Students get an understanding of the variety of map types and that different maps are used for different purposes. They learn that maps are interpretations of the world, not actual representations. The type of interpretation determines its use. They learn about basic map elements such as scale, key, and cardinal directions, latitude and longitude.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students are briefly introduced to several types of maps that are used for different purposes. Students get an understanding of the variety of map types and that different maps are used for different purposes. They learn that maps are interpretations of the world, not actual representations. The type of interpretation determines its use. They learn about basic map elements such as scale, key, and cardinal directions, latitude and longitude.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Mapping ancient coastlines (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English.
Overview: Students explore bathymetric contour lines and sea level change. First they draw the location of ancient coastlines onto a bathymetric contour map. Then they interpret a graph to understand how sea level has changed. They end up mapping ancient coastlines using their understanding of contour lines and their interpretation of the sea level graph.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students explore bathymetric contour lines and sea level change. First they draw the location of ancient coastlines onto a bathymetric contour map. Then they interpret a graph to understand how sea level has changed. They end up mapping ancient coastlines using their understanding of contour lines and their interpretation of the sea level graph.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Activity - The land plan challenge (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English.
Overview: In this classroom activity students use maps to plan towns, being conscious of water resources, and then learn how their town fits into the larger community. Students will learn that planning a town requires group decision-making. They will understand what services and resources a town needs and that land planning to protect water resources is important. They will realize that land planning is most effective over a large area and with the cooperation of many communities.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: In this classroom activity students use maps to plan towns, being conscious of water resources, and then learn how their town fits into the larger community. Students will learn that planning a town requires group decision-making. They will understand what services and resources a town needs and that land planning to protect water resources is important. They will realize that land planning is most effective over a large area and with the cooperation of many communities.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Glaciers: now and then (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Students compare photographs of glaciers to observe how Alaskan glaciers have changed over the last century. In this activity, students will understand how alpine glaciers have changed rapidly over the past century, which are the possible reasons for glacier retreat over long and short periods of time and what are the possible impacts of global glacier retreat.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students compare photographs of glaciers to observe how Alaskan glaciers have changed over the last century. In this activity, students will understand how alpine glaciers have changed rapidly over the past century, which are the possible reasons for glacier retreat over long and short periods of time and what are the possible impacts of global glacier retreat.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Perception of place (EN)
Subjects: Geography, Social studies, Theater/Arts.
Overview: This lesson asks students to consider the question of how and why people perceive places in different ways. For example, there are a variety of reasons why one person might think New York City is the greatest place on Earth while another person thinks it's the worst. Students will write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of Jerusalem + Writing materials.
Time needed: Four/Five school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: This lesson asks students to consider the question of how and why people perceive places in different ways. For example, there are a variety of reasons why one person might think New York City is the greatest place on Earth while another person thinks it's the worst. Students will write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + A map of Jerusalem + Writing materials.
Time needed: Four/Five school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
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Worksheet - Climate and CO2: Analyzing their relationship (EN)
Subjects: Geography, Environmental studies, Sciences.
Overview: In this lesson, students will speculate on various scenarios of future world climates if the greenhouse effect increases.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Pencils, pens, or markers + Climate map + Graph paper.
Time needed: Ten/twelve school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: In this lesson, students will speculate on various scenarios of future world climates if the greenhouse effect increases.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Pencils, pens, or markers + Climate map + Graph paper.
Time needed: Ten/twelve school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Using the carbon cycle interactive game in the classroom (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Through an online game, students learn how carbon cycles through Earth system. They understand that carbon cycles naturally through living and non-living parts of the Earth system in a complex and non-linear way, that burning fossil fuels adds carbon to the cycle and what is the impact of additional carbon dioxide on global warming. Students also learn that carbon is essential for living things.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Through an online game, students learn how carbon cycles through Earth system. They understand that carbon cycles naturally through living and non-living parts of the Earth system in a complex and non-linear way, that burning fossil fuels adds carbon to the cycle and what is the impact of additional carbon dioxide on global warming. Students also learn that carbon is essential for living things.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - The difference between weather and climate (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: Interpreting local weather data and understanding the relationship between weather and climate are important first steps to understanding larger-scale global climate changes. In this activity, students will collect weather data over several days or weeks, graph temperature data, and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions (2 MB .pdf file).
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Interpreting local weather data and understanding the relationship between weather and climate are important first steps to understanding larger-scale global climate changes. In this activity, students will collect weather data over several days or weeks, graph temperature data, and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions (2 MB .pdf file).
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Worksheet - Estuaries: Finding the balance (EN)
Subjects: Geography, Economics, Biology.
Overview: One of the growing debates of the 21st century is how to help the earth sustain the economic growth, expansion, and pressure we are exerting on its natural resources. This lesson will examine the conflict between development and the environment, and the attempts for a sound compromise. Using estuaries as a case study, students will be encouraged to consider the interaction between environmental and economic demands, and to seek a balance that will protect both the estuarine habitat and economic growth.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Blank Xpeditions outline map + Writing and drawing materials.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Overview: One of the growing debates of the 21st century is how to help the earth sustain the economic growth, expansion, and pressure we are exerting on its natural resources. This lesson will examine the conflict between development and the environment, and the attempts for a sound compromise. Using estuaries as a case study, students will be encouraged to consider the interaction between environmental and economic demands, and to seek a balance that will protect both the estuarine habitat and economic growth.
Materials: A computer with Internet access + Wall map of the world + Blank Xpeditions outline map + Writing and drawing materials.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: © 1998-2008 National Geographic Society. All rights reserved.
Activity - Model a moving glacier (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Physics.
Overview: Students make a model of glacier motion and then design an experiment to figure out what effects the speed of a glacier.. In this hands-on inquiry activity students will learn how alpine (valley) glaciers move and which factors influences their movement. Students will construct a simple model of a glacier. They will make a hypothesis and test it. They will interpret data and present findings.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: Students make a model of glacier motion and then design an experiment to figure out what effects the speed of a glacier.. In this hands-on inquiry activity students will learn how alpine (valley) glaciers move and which factors influences their movement. Students will construct a simple model of a glacier. They will make a hypothesis and test it. They will interpret data and present findings.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: Two/three school lessons.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Activity - Using current event articles in the science classroom (EN)
Subjects: Geography, English, Sciences.
Overview: This activity contains various ideas for using current event articles in your classroom. Students will see that that the science they are studying is real and relevant in their world. Students will learn to communicate more effectively about science.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
Overview: This activity contains various ideas for using current event articles in your classroom. Students will see that that the science they are studying is real and relevant in their world. Students will learn to communicate more effectively about science.
Materials: See teacher' instructions.
Time needed: One school lesson.
To download/to check out: Teacher's instructions.
Source: Windows to the Universe. All rights reserved.
