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A Changing Cosmos
1. Cosmic Cataclysms
2. Astronomers' Tools
3. Cosmic Engines
4. Huge Distances
5. Color of Stars
6. Dramatic Change
7. Planet-Star Systems
8. Search for Planets
9. How Does It End?
A New World View
1. What Is GSS?
2. Northwest Forest
3. Headwaters
4. Wind River
5. Rainforests
6. Sustainable World
ABCs of DEW Software
01. Three-Color Light
02. Pixels and Color
03. Measuring Length
04. Measuring Area
05. Explore & Measure
06. Spectral Analysis
07. Temporal Analysis
08. Further Investigations
Climate Change
01. Greenhouse Effect
Light In Air Game
02. CO2 is Special
03. Greenhouse Gases
04. Global Warming
05. Measuring CO2
06. CO2 Is Changing
07. Controversy
08. Consequences
09. Government Actions
10. What Do YOU Think?
Ecosystem Change
01. Earth Alive!
02. Energy Thru System
03. Desert Ecosystem
04. System Change
05. Carbon
06. Carrying Capacity
07. Neighborhood
Energy Flow
00. Intro
01. What Is Energy?
02. Volcanoes
03. Earth's Interior
04. Sun Shine?
05. What Is Light?
06. Atmospheric Energy
07. Storms & Tornados
08. El Nino
09. Living Systems
Energy Use
01. Using Energy
02. Energy Basics
03. Fossil Fuels
04. Power Plant
05. America Plugged In
06. Energy In Society
07. Energy for Lighting
08. Heating & Cooling
09. Transportation
10. Our Energy Future
Life and Climate
01. Discovery
02. Where's It From?
03. Dating Game
04. Beginning of Life
05. Atmosphere Origin
06. Complex Life Begins
07. Shifting Crust
08. Highs & Lows
09. Dinosaurs?
10. Ice Ages
11. Evolution
12. Climate & Culture
13. Future?
Losing Biodiversity
1. Seeking Biodiversity
2. Near Extinction
3. Origin of Species
4. Inheritance
5. Soil
6. Falcons
7. Global Ocean
8. Champions
Ozone
01. Strange Happenings
02. Ozone in Nature
03. Danger to Life
04. CFCs Invented
05. Mystery Solved
06. Loss and Surprise
07. To Antarctica
08. Measuring Ozone
09. Recovering Ozone
10. Other Face
11. Hazards
Population Growth
01. What Is Population?
02. Patterns
03. Growth and Change
04. Human History
05. Environmental Impact
06. One Child
07. Limiting Growth?
08. Choices
Solar System Science
Index of Investigations
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A Changing Cosmos
1. Cosmic Cataclysms
2. Astronomer's Tools
3. Cosmic Engines
4. Huge Distances
5. Color-Temperature-Age
6. Dramatic Changes
7. Planet-Star Systems
8. Habitable Planets
9. Cosmos Begins & Ends
A New World View
1. Global Systems
2. Northwest Forest
3. Headwaters
4. Wind River Field Trip
5. Tropical Rainforests
6. A Sustainable World
Climate Change
01. Greenhouse Effect
02. CO2 is Special
03. Greenhouse Gases
04. Global Warming
05. Measuring CO2
06. CO2 Changing?
07. Controversy
08. Consequences
09. Government Actions
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10. What Do You Think?
Digital Earth Watch Software
1. Three Color Light
2. Pixels and Colors
3. Measuring Length
4. Measuring Area
5. Measuring Light
6. Spectral Anaysis
7. Temporal Analysis
Ecosystem Change
1. Earth Alive!
2. System Energy
3. Desert Ecosystems
4. Global Changes
5. Carbon
6. Carrying Capacity
7. Stewardship
Energy Flow
1. What Is Energy?
2. Volcanoes
Earthquake Resources
Volcano Resources
3. Earth's Interior
4. Sun Shine
5. What Is Light?
6. Atmospheric Energy
7. Storms
8. El Niño
9. Living Systems
Energy Use
01. People Using Energy
02. Energy Basics
03. Fossil Fuels
04. A Power Plant
05. America Plugged In
06. Energy in Society
07. Energy for Lighting
08. Heating and Cooling
09. Transportation
10. Our Energy Future
Life and Climate
01. Discover Atmosphere
02. Atmosphere's Origin
03. Dating Game
04. Beginning of Life
05. Oxygen
06. Complex Life
07. Shifting Crust
08. The Past 750 Myrs
09. Dinosaurs
10. The Ice Ages
11. Human Evolution
12. Climate & Culture
13. Our Future
Losing Biodiversity
1. Seeking Biodiversity
2. Bison
3. The Origin of Species
4. Inheritance
5. Soil
6. Predatory Birds
7. One Global Ocean
8. A Sustainable World
Ozone
01. Strange Happenings
02. Ozone in Nature
03. Dangers of UV
04. CFCs Invented
05. Mystery Solved
06. Loss and Surprise
07. To Antarctica
08. Measuring Ozone
09. Recovering Ozone
10. Other Face
11. Hazards
Population Growth
1. What is Population?
2. Patterns in Populations
3. Growth & Change
4. Human History
5. Environmental Impact
6. One Child
7. Limiting Growth?
8. Choosing a World
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