Description:
Students make observations of the geophysical activity taking place on Earth in real time. They observe recent earthquake activity, and record location, time, magnitudes of earthquakes greater than 5 on the Richter scale. They interpret a global montage of cloud cover and temperatures, matching color values on legends with Celsius temperatures for selected areas of land and ocean. They report the weather conditions in selected cities in the Western Hemisphere, and track tropical storms or solar activity, depending on the season.

(Funding period now over. "NASA and OSPI generously continue to provide servers and we at SAIC find some time to fix problems and work with local teachers to write and post new material.")

Organization:
The Athena Project was the responsibility of Science Application International Corporation (SAIC) and
Partners in the State of Washington:
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
Seattle Public Schools
Bellevue Public Schools
Northshore School District
Lake Washington School District

URL:
http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/land/dailylog/dailylog.html

Contact:
Dr. Hugh Anderson, Principal Investigator
Athena Earth and Space Science for K-12
SAIC, Bothell, WA
Phone: (425) 482-3310
Fax: (425) 485-5566
Email: hugh@nw.saic.com

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8

Subject:
Clouds
Earthquakes
Geography
Hurricanes
Weather

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00