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This video segment from Geospatial Revolution, produced by Penn State Public Broadcasting, demonstrates how different digital technologies can be used together to create a powerful mapping tool that can help in a crisis situation. In the aftermath of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, a technology...
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This site includes world maps showing geothermal sites, geothermal slide shows, geothermal facts, a glossary, and links to other sites that have geothermal information.  It also includes materials for use in classrooms and resources for the general public.  There is a list of more resources related...
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This video from the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE) explores FLATE and its partners and projects. In the video, Marilyn Barger provides an overview of FLATE. Sierra Anderson then describes the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) Apprenticeship Florida project and its...
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This resource, published by NEW Manufacturing Alliance, features instructional math videos for children in grades 3 through 12. Each video is a few minutes in length and features actual employees in factories solving real math related problems for their jobs. Videos include breaks to allow viewers...
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This 14-page document, made available by The National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), is a "half-day, fun, but intensive, hands-on workshop with the stated purpose of interesting more middle-school girls in careers in information technology." The workshop is geared towards middle-school girls...
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This webpage, from National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCYTE) Center, is a "one-day workshop designed to help middle school girls explore careers in technology fields." Included on the webpage is a list of course topics and downloadable course materials.  Course materials include a...
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This video, from the 2021 Esri Education Summit, provides two presentations on how GIS can serve K-12 educators. In the first presentation, Soumya Chennapragada describes a GIS club at Morning Creek Elementary School. The GIS club's implementation, the Esri kids fair, GIS activities for students,...
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This page, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, offers links to organizations providing student and educator resources on global climate change. Organizations featured include the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Earth System Science Education Alliance (ESSEA), the...
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This site is a free public resource which provides teachers with the tools needed to enhance their instruction using Google Earth, the free program that brings the world to the classroom. Lesson plans include basic how-to guides, student and teacher controlled exercises and more.
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This page, from GreatScopes, offers a number of labs and experiments for teachers to incorporate microscope use into the classroom. The activities range from learning to prepare wet mounts and blood smears, to observing specific substances like yogurt and spider webs. There are also lessons on...
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