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Energy: Currents and Cycles |
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Unit 2 Your Task
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 How
is the Sun, our nearest star, important to the Earth System? |
Students will...
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 Activity
2.10 Introduction to the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Activity 2.12
Activity 2.13 Viewing our Galaxy in different wavelengths: The Multi-wavelength Milky Way
Activity 2.15
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 Unit
1 Study Guide 2
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| What
is remote sensing and how do we use it to study the ESS?
What good is data? |
Remote Sensing
Satellites
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Activity 2.20 Spacecraft NEAR studies
an asteroid with remote sensing
Activity 2.22
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Unit
1 Study Guide 2
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| What
are Earth's sources of heat energy?
How does heat travel? How does temperature affect density? How is energy transferred around our dynamic planet? |
Learn the definition of ESS
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Unit
2 Study Guide 1
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How
can you measure how much energy comes to the Earth from the Sun? |
 Measure energy arriving in your
school yard
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Activity 2.40 The
Atmosphere
Activity 2.41 The Atmosphere Filters Energy
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Unit
2 Study Guide 1
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Do
all places on earth receive the same amount of energy? |
Learn GLOBE Protocols
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 Activity
2.50
Explore the pattern of energy arriving on Earth
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Unit
2 Study Guide 2
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| How
are climates influenced by ocean currents? |
Join Class Discussion |
Activity 2.60
Hydrosphere and the Water Cycle Activity 2.61
Activity: 2.63 Oceans & Climates Activity: 2.64 El Niño |
Unit
2 Study Guide 2
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| How
do convection currents drive movements within the lithosphere, hydrosphere,
and atmosphere? |
Join Class Discussion
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 Activity
2.70
Predicting Currents
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Unit
2 Study Guide 1
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Learn that energy comes from the sun to the Earth in the form of light.
Activity 2.11
Create a 
Activity
2.14
Textbook
Science
Reading
Activity 2.30 
Activity
2.31 
Activity 2.32
Activity
2.34 Understanding 
Activity 2.42
SH Skill
Activity 2.51
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