Thematic Collections (Collections organized around a unifying concept)
Functional Collections (Collections organized around a library function)
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The ADL collection provides searching capabilities over geographically-referenced materials. Geographically-referenced means information objects are associated with one or more regions, often called footprints, on the Earth's surface. The ADL collection contains information that supports basic science, including the Earth and social sciences. The ADL collection offers geospatial search as the primary search mechanism. This collection contains photographs, digital elevation models, digital raster graphics, Landsat and AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) satellite imagery and world maps.
Collection is intended for: College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Ecology, Environmental science, Forestry, Geology, Geophysics, Human geography, Natural hazards, Other, Physical geography, Georeferenced 30-meter resolution digital elevation models, Georeferenced one-meter resolution black and white air photography, Georeferenced ten-meter resolution satellite photography, Georeferenced one-meter resolution color air photography, Georeferenced topographic maps.
Cost: Unknown
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The AVC collection provides materials that facilitate research and learning about the atmosphere through visualization of atmospheric data. The collection provides access to an archive of data from the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) program's Southern Great Plains (SGP), North Slope of Alaska (NSA), and Tropic West Pacific (TWP) sites. Educational material such as lesson plans and conceptual models based on these data are part of the collection. The data archive focuses on remote sensing related to the effects and interactions of sunlight, radiant energy, clouds, temperature, weather and climate. The collection website is translated into French, German, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Spanish, Chinese and Portuguese.
Collection is intended for: Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Climatology, Environmental science, Remote sensing imagery, Atmospheric visualization, Aerosols, Shortwave radiation, Longwave radiation, Clouds, Surface energy exchange, Atmospheric state, Aerosol observing station, Broadband radiometer system, Chilled mirror, Energy balance bowen ratio, Multifilter radiometer, Multifilter rotating shadowband radiometer, Millimeter cloud radar, Multipulse lidar, Microwave Radiometer, NCEP reanalysis, Narrow field of view sensor, Normal incidence multifilter radiometer, Raman lidar, Radar wind profiler, Radio acoustic sounding system, Solar and infrared system, Surface meteorological observation system, Balloon-borne sounding system, Soil water and temperature system, Temperature, Humidity, Wind, Pressure, Sensors, Tower temperature and humidity, Vaisala ceilometer.
Cost: No
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The scope of the COMET collection is atmospheric science with the goal of making the resources used in its training programs accessible. The content of the collection focuses on climate, icing, convective weather, fog and low stratus, hydrology, satellite meteorology, numerical weather prediction (nwp), winter weather, hurricanes and other mesoscale meteorology topics. This content is accessible as images, tutorials, visualizations, meteorological data and learning materials. The content level is geared towards operational or graduate-level meteorologists.
Collection is intended for: College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Climatology, Cryology, Hydrology, Natural hazards, Technology, Atmosphere, Meteorology, Weather, Mesoscale convective systems, Models, Squall line, Sounding, Profiler, Forecasting, Supercell, Hodographs, Thunderstorm, Bow echoes, Convective Available Potential Energy (CAPE), Precipitation, Clouds, Cold air damming, Tornado, Radiation, Polar orbiting weather satellites, Data assimilation.
Cost: No
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The Wesleyan Earth and Environmental Sciences collection provides access to educational materials emphasizing the origin, evolution, and current state of the earth. The collection is targeted for undergraduate students and offers access to information in solid-earth geological processes, surficial processes, geochemistry, ecology and aquatic sciences. By studying the approximately 4.5 billion-year history of our planet, including development of our atmosphere, water bodies, mountains and natural resources, one learns more about the current functioning of the planet and possible environmental implications of human interferences with the natural system.
Collection is intended for: College (13-14), College (15-16)
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Environmental science, Geology, Geophysics, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Hydrology, Meteorology, Global Warming, Glaciers, Groundwater, Plate tectonics, Planets, Precipitation, Ozone, Climate, Coasts, Hurricane, Flood, Marine, Earthquake, El Nino, Energy.
Cost: No
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The Cutting Edge collection is a set of thematic strands on pedagogical and content topics of interest to geoscience education. Current strands cover teaching biocomplexity, early career faculty development, petrology, and designing effective courses in the geosciences. The collection supports these strands by providing access to the Cutting Edge workshop materials. Resources include instructional materials, activities, datasets, interfaces and tools, pedagogical resources, course development and management resources, assessment instruments, primary literature and bibliographies.
Collection is intended for: College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Educational theory and practice, Quantitative skills, Geology and human health, Teaching geoscience with visualizations.
Cost: No
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DWEL is a thematic collection focusing on the science, economics and policy issues of water. Resources in the collection are selected and rigorously reviewed by a diverse group of K-12 and informal science educators with an emphasis on high quality, exemplary digital resources that facilitate learning about all aspects of water in the Earth system in a wide range of learning environments. Many resources in the collection are in alignment with identified core water concepts in national and state science and geography education standards. The collection favors resources that are well-documented, easy to use, bug-free, motivational for learners, pedagogically effective, scientifically accurate, and which foster mastery of important scientific and mathematical understandings and technology skills.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), Informal, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Chemical oceanography, Climatology, Cryology, Ecology, Educational theory and practice, Environmental science, Hydrology, Natural hazards, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Policy issues, Groundwater, Surface water (fresh), Oceans, Water in the atmosphere, Water use, Water and life, Water quality, Water in the solar system, Water in the ice environment, Water policy and economics, Acid rain, Condensation, Evaporation, Humidity, Storms, Water pollution, Hurricanes, Latent heat, Forms of water, El Nino, Global circulation, Carbon cycle, Climate change, Tides, Waves, Wetland marsh, Groundwater, Runoff, Rivers, Fishing, Irrigation, Ice, Glaciers, Erosion, Canals, Aquifers, Hydraulic head, Water treatment, Wells and springs, Watershed, Land forms, Water conservation, Water cycle, Wetlands.
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The Discover Our Earth collection is a component of Cornell's Earth Information Systems Project (CEIS). The aim of CEIS is to build a comprehensive information system for Earth science education and research that utilizes existing information technology tools. Discover Our Earth is a web-based module containing Java-based interactive mapping and information extraction tools which allow customized access to a large variety of Earth science data sets as well as several virtual experiments and three-dimensional (3D) visualizations.
Collection is intended for : Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Geology, Geophysics, Physical geography, Natural hazards, Structural geology, Technology, Simulation, Topography, Ithaca, Mt. St. Helens, Earthquake, Volcano, Plate tectonics, GIS, Web mapping, Maps, Sea level change, Data sets, Image, Grids, Profile maker, Data mapping, Online mapping, Interactive experiment, Density, Isostasy, Viscosity, Paleogeography, Plate reconstruction, 3D Visualization.
Cost: No
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The EET is a collection of step-by-step examples, called chapters, about the use of Earth system science resources in an educational context for the educational community. The resources include datasets, analysis and visualization tools, and other educational products. Each chapter features one specific resource. The chapters provide the non-expert teacher/educator with enough experience and in-depth knowledge of the resource to be able to use it in other contexts, and to help their students use the resource to explore and investigate issues in Earth system science. The purpose of the Earth Exploration Toolbook is to support the use of scientific datasets, tools, and other products developed and archived for the scientific community by the broader educational community.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14)
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Chemical oceanography, Environmental science, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Human geography, Hydrology, Mineralogy or petrology, Natural hazards, Paleontology, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Soil science, Space science, Structural geology, Technology, Gridded and non-gridded data, Remotely sensed data, GIS, Time series, Image processing software, Spreadsheets, Models, Visualization tools (graphing and plotting tools), Earth system science educational web sites.
Cost: No
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The EMVC collection uses multimedia technology to bring geology education alive through audio visual animations. The collection emphasizes plate tectonics but includes all aspects of earth science. The goal is to make tacit geological knowledge explicit. As animations, the collection materials fit into a passive learning style and are thus intended to augment but not replace other teaching materials and activities.
Collection is intended for : High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Geology,
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The Evaluation Toolkit aims to help geoscience educators and project evaluators find appropriate resources, get feedback and help with geoscience education evaluation, and share evaluation results. The collection contains resources that provide guidance for planning an evaluation, working with professional evaluators, and using evaluation methods (i.e. questionnaires, observations, interviews, quick classroom assessments, etc). Resources specifically for and from geoscience education projects are included. Other resources describe types of project evaluation such as formative and summative evaluation.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Educational theory and practice, General evaluation information, Evaluation planning checklists and guides, Evaluation data collection, Evaluation data analysis, Evaluation data reporting, Beliefs and attitudes, Cognitive gains, Teaching practices, Science process skills, Educational technology.
Cost: No
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Globe is an environmental science collection supporting an authentic scientifically rigorous program of Earth observations and measurements taken by students in partnership with scientists. Currently, the collection is composed mainly of teachers' guides, field guides and classroom activities that engage teachers and students in measuring protocols of different environmental variables like temperature, optical thickness, cloud cover, ozone, precipitation and water vapor. Field guides provide step-by-step instructions for data collection. Teacher materials provide instructional strategies and assessments for evaluating student progress. Activities are hand-on learning opportunities. Student resources in the collection support the National Science Education Standards.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12)
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Climatology, Environmental science, Human geography,
Cost: No
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The JESSE collection provides review information on DLESE resources in the areas of scientific accuracy, pedagogical effectiveness, ease of use, clarity and completeness of documentation, ability to motivate learners, robustness, and significance of content. JESSE resources are part of the DLESE Reviewed Collection.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Agricultural science, Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Biology, Chemical oceanography, Chemistry, Climatology, Cryology, Ecology, Educational theory and practice, Environmental science, Forestry, Geochemistry, Geologic time, Geology, Geophysics, History and philosophy of science, Human geography, Hydrology, Mathematics, Mineralogy or petrology, Natural hazards, Paleontology, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Physics, Policy issues, Soil science, Space science, Structural geology, Technology, Review, Annotation, Evaluation.
Cost: No
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The National Academy Press (NAP) collection provides access to publications (books and reports) that express authoritative views on many Earth science topics. Topics covered include El-Nino, ozone, global warming, climate, groundwater, earthquakes, sea-level rise, Florida Everglades restoration, coastal and marine geology, energy initiatives and many more. The National Academies bring together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor to address critical national issues and to give advice to the federal government and the public.
Collection is intended for : General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Climatology, Environmental science, Human geography, Hydrology, Chemical oceanography, Ecology, Natural hazards, Geology,
Cost: Unknown
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The NASA ED Mall Collection, developed by Goddard Space Flight Center's Education Office, provides teachers and students with a wide variety of curriculum enhancement materials geared for Earth science classroom use.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Agricultural science, Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Biology, Chemical oceanography, Chemistry, Climatology, Cryology, Ecology, Educational theory and practice, Environmental science, Forestry, Geochemistry, Geologic time, Geology, Geophysics, History and philosophy of science, Human geography, Hydrology, Mathematics, Mineralogy or petrology, Natural hazards, Paleontology, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Physics, Policy issues, Soil science, Space science, Structural geology, Technology, Data, Earth science, Curriculum support, Activity, Visuals, Remotely sensed images, Imagery, Audio, Lithograph, Scientific illustration, Scientific visualization, Photograph.
Cost: No
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NASA Earth Science Reviewed Collection provides educators and students with a direct line of access to quality products reviewed through the NASA product review. The resources have been rigorously reviewed by an independent peer review of teachers, curriculum and design specialists, teacher trainers, and Earth system scientists. The review of the learning resources is based on their scientific accuracy, educational value, documentation, ease of use, their power to engage or motivate students, their robustness/sustainability as a digital resource, and ability to foster mastery of significant understandings or skills. Resources in the collection support the NASA Science Mission Directorate: Earth Science education missions.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Agricultural science, Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Biology, Chemical oceanography, Chemistry, Climatology, Cryology, Ecology, Educational theory and practice, Environmental science, Forestry, Geochemistry, Geologic time, Geology, Geophysics, History and philosophy of science, Human geography, Hydrology, Mathematics, Mineralogy or petrology, Natural hazards, Paleontology, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Physics, Policy issues, Soil science, Space science, Structural geology, Technology, Data, Earth science, Curriculum support, Activity, Visuals, Remotely sensed images, Imagery, Audio, Lithograph, Scientific illustration, Scientific visualization, Photograph, Lesson plan.
Cost: Unknown
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The mission and scope of the Scientific Visualization Studio is to facilitate scientific inquiry and outreach within NASA programs through visualization. The scientific visualizations are primarily produced from data collected by satellites in orbit around Earth or from computer simulations of geophysical phenomena using such data. The visualizations show physical phenomena that occur on Earth, other planets, and the sun. The visualizations focus on natural events such as hurricanes, fires, and floods, virtual zooms and flybys of cities and interesting geographic areas of Earth and Mars, and daily, seasonal, annual, or decadal variations of snow, sea ice, ozone, sea surface temperature, aerosols, land cover, and ocean productivity.
Collection is intended for : College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Agricultural science, Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Biology, Chemical oceanography, Chemistry, Climatology, Cryology, Ecology, Environmental science, Forestry, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Human geography, Hydrology, Mineralogy or petrology, Natural hazards, Paleontology, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Physics, Soil science, Space science, Structural geology, Technology, Visualizations, Hurricane, Ice, Fire, Flood, El Nino and La Nina, Flyover, Mars, Antarctica, Sun, SeaWiFS (Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor), TRMM (Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission), Landsat, MODIS (Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer), Earth science, Scientific illustration, Scientific visualization.
Cost: No
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The Starting Point collection consists of resources to support teaching entry-level undergraduate geoscience of all types. The collection includes modules on instructional methods. At the Starting Point website, examples demonstrate ways of using these methods in geoscience courses and laboratories, and provide additional information and resources. The collection includes resources that span the needs of faculty and graduate students in designing, developing, and delivering entry-level undergraduate courses in the geosciences. It consists primarily of instructional materials and activities, annotations and materials supporting the use of instructional materials and activities, information on instructional methods and issues in teaching customized for geoscientists, primary sources, review articles, summaries and bibliographies pertaining to pedagogy, assessment, issues in teaching, course development and management, and learning science.
Collection is intended for : College (13-14)
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Educational theory and practice, Atmosphere, Ocean, Solid Earth, Earth's surface, Hydrosphere/cryosphere, Solar system, Biosphere, Human dimension, Time, Earth history, Climate, Interactive lectures, Models , Role playing, Socratic method, Earth system science, First day of class, Inquiry-based field and lab experiences , Energy/material cycles.
Cost: No
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Visionlearning offers learning modules that integrate interactive exercises, news stories and biographies. The topics covered include plate tectonics, temperature scales, carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, gravity, wave motion, cell structure, DNA, density, energy, scientific method, atomic theory, isotopes, electrons and the periodic table.
Collection is intended for : High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16)
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Atmospheric science, Environmental science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Physical oceanography, Hydrology,
Cost: No
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The DLESE Community Collection (DCC) contains web-based, educational resources contributed and cataloged by members of the DLESE community.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Agricultural science, Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Biology, Chemical oceanography, Chemistry, Climatology, Cryology, Ecology, Educational theory and practice, Environmental science, Forestry, Geochemistry, Geologic time, Geology, Geophysics, History and philosophy of science, Human geography, Hydrology, Mathematics, Mineralogy or petrology, Natural hazards, Paleontology, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Physics, Policy issues, Soil science, Space science, Structural geology, Technology, Data, Lesson plan, Modules, Visualizations, Text, Reference, Portals, Labs, Activity, Activities, Learning materials.
Cost: Unknown
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The DLESE Reviewed Collection (DRC) provides access to resources that meet seven specific review criteria. The criteria are: high scientific accuracy, good pedagogical effectiveness, ease of use, clarity and completeness of documentation, motivating for learners, show robustness, and illustrate significance of content. Multiple pathways or review systems contribute to this collection and include the following collections: DWEL (Digital Water Education Library), CRS (Community Review System), GLOBE, NASA Earth Science Enterprise Reviewed Collection and JESSE (Journal for Earth System Science Education).
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Agricultural science, Atmospheric science, Biological oceanography, Biology, Chemical oceanography, Chemistry, Climatology, Cryology, Ecology, Educational theory and practice, Environmental science, Forestry, Geochemistry, Geologic time, Geology, Geophysics, History and philosophy of science, Human geography, Hydrology, Mathematics, Mineralogy or petrology, Natural hazards, Paleontology, Physical geography, Physical oceanography, Physics, Policy issues, Soil science, Space science, Structural geology, Technology, Reviews, Annotations, Evaluations.
Cost: Unknown
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The Community Review System (CRS) gathers feedback from people who have used a DLESE resource to teach or to learn. Such feedback can be provided either as a simple comment, a tip about how to use the resource, or as a full structured review. Full reviews ask users to score the resource on rubrics that embody the DLESE Reviewed Collection selection criteria, and to recommend whether or not the resource is suitable for use with specific learner characteristics. The user-derived information (reviews, tips and comments) is aggregated and disseminated via a public web service. CRS provides the following annotation types: editor's summary, bar graphs of the scores on the quantitative rubrics, tabulated data about a resource's effectiveness with specific learner characteristics, tips and comments. The presence of a DLESE resource in the CRS Annotated Collection means that at least one CRS annotation is available for that resource.
Collection is intended for : Primary (K-2), Intermediate (3-5), Middle (6-8), High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional, Informal, General public
Try searching on these terms (type in keyword box): Educational theory and practice, Scientifically accurate, Importance or significance, Pedagogical effectiveness, Well-documented, Ease of use for students and faculty, Power to inspire or motivate students, Robustness/sustainability as a digital resource, Review, Annotation, Evaluation, Diversity.
Cost: No
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