Student Investigations using Data from the Environmental Sensors at the Black Rock Forest

Sensor.   

Orientation to the Environmental Sensors

Sensors/Senses.

Harvester Puzzles.

Use of Real Time Data.
     

Water

When Does it Rain?

Tamarack Pond.

 
Water.
     

 

Air

Cold Air is Dense.
     
Energy

Seasons/Solstice.

Is Solar Energy Enough?

Solar Energy Distribution
in Space and Time.
(MSWord; pdf).

Energy.
     

Links

Map Showing Locations of Sensors.

Harvester on the Web.

Black Rock Forest Home Page.

Initial development of these activities was supported by the New Lab for Teaching and Learning at the Dalton School and by the Provost's Office of Columbia University. Ongoing support is provided by the digital library track of the Awards to Facilitate Geoscience Education program of the National Science Foundation through grant # EAR-99-07689. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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