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Developed by the Network Montana Project at Montana State University
In these interactive hands-on/minds-on activities, students working in collaborative groups work as a team of scientists to analyize current oceanic and hydrologic data to recognize patterns and to predict hydrospheric phenomena. Using Internet-resources, computer technology, and image analysis techniques, students view satellite images, locate phytoplankton, analyze sea surface temperatures, measure sea level changes, and determine stream, river, and ocean currents. Using a variety of avenues to success, all students demonstrate their knowledge by systematically recording current data, sharing information electronically with peers, and conducting long-term investigations involving the global water cycle.
Students using these activities will monitor Earth's supply of water as it moves through the Water Cycle;
Students track wind and density driven currents in the
world's oceans;
Students analyze daily changes in sea surface temperatures;
Students gather up-to-the minute satellite data for sea level changes;
Students characterize individual gulfs, seas and oceans using the exact same data as professional scientists use;
Students use remote sensing images and image processing techniques to assess changes in phytoplankton concentrations to locate large fish populations.
