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Earth
as a Single System:
Examine
Earth from a new perspective
Observe
a visual model of Earth's spheres
Earth's
Spheres
GIS:
Observe
some products of a Geographic Information System (GIS)
Models
of the Earth:
Observe
one place at many scales
Observe
many representations of a single place
Earth's
Structure/Motion:
Origin
of the solar system
Earth
has an axis
Earth's
daily rotation
Constellations
in the Southern Sky Through the Year
Earth's
yearly revolution around the sun
Winds,
Waves, and Currents:
Formation
of an arch
Wave
motion
The
formation of loess deposits
Waves
as they break on the shore
The
Atmosphere and Weather:
Auroras
as seen from the ground and from space
Seasonal
changes in the amount of sunlight reaching Earth
Infrared
images that show variation in Earth's surface
temperature
Advection
fog
Clouds
forming and dissipating
Hail
forming
How
barometric pressure changes with weather conditions
Land
and sea breezes
The
Coriolis effect over Earth's surface
How
the Coriolis effect influences wind direction
Satellite
movies of air masses moving across North America
An
animation of a thunderstorm
An
animation of a hurricane
Compare
and contrast warm and cold fronts
An
animation of a tornado
Different
climate zones
How
nature records climate changes
How
the monsoon changes direction
Oceanography:
Life
at a hydrothermal vent
Origins
of some ocean floor sediments
Global
surface currents
How
upwelling occurs
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