Dogan Seber, PhD

San Diego Supercomputer CenterUniversity of California, San Diego

I. DLESE LibraryII. DISCOVER OUR EARTH

Earth Science Resources for Teachers and Students

What is DLESE?

A place to find quality teaching and learning A place to find quality teaching and learning resources about the Earth systemresources about the Earth system

Support and services for educators and students Support and services for educators and students Tips for using resources, workshops on teaching with data and how Tips for using resources, workshops on teaching with data and how

to use digital resources in the classroom…to use digital resources in the classroom…

A community-led effort, funded by the National A community-led effort, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Science Foundation (NSF)

The geoscience member library of the National The geoscience member library of the National Science Digital Library (NSDL)Science Digital Library (NSDL)

Using DLESE to Improve Earth System Education

What does DLESE offer?What does DLESE offer?

Web-based learning resources about the EarthWeb-based learning resources about the Earth

Lesson plans, computer and lab activities, data, visualizations, virtual field trips, instructor guides…

Themed collections and reviewed collections

Resources are contributed and described by educatorsand scientists

Using DLESE to Improve Earth System Education

Services to help users effectively create and use Services to help users effectively create and use materials materials Search by educational standardsSearch by educational standards Find and contribute teaching tips and reviews Find and contribute teaching tips and reviews

Community connectionsCommunity connections Attend Attend workshopsworkshops, , summer institutessummer institutes, and , and eventsevents Learn about funding sources Learn about funding sources Participate in discussion groups on a wide range of topicsParticipate in discussion groups on a wide range of topics Receive DLESE monthly electronic newsletterReceive DLESE monthly electronic newsletter

Interfaces and tools to allow exploration of Earth data setsInterfaces and tools to allow exploration of Earth data sets

What does DLESE offer?Using DLESE to Improve Earth System Education

http://www.dlese.org

Discover Our Earth

Introduction

This project stems from a solid earth science research project.

Discover Our Earth is an educational website designed for discovery-based learning.

We provide free access to the data with specialized internet mapping software and other software tools as well as supportive information.

System Design & Requirements

A computer and an Internet connection are all you need to access this site. Access is provided through three gateways: teacher pagesteacher pages, , student student pagespages and

web web toolstoolsThis allows users to access the website from multiple perspectives. Technology used: GIS, Java, Flash, HTML

Grade Levels

Primarily Undergraduate and High SchoolPrimarily Undergraduate and High School

Some resources for Middle SchoolSome resources for Middle School

Elementary School???Elementary School???

Teacher’s Guide

Provide supportive material for teachers

Links to students pages, activities and web tools

Student Pages

Provide supportive material for students.

Include interactive, inquiry-based activities for students.

TOOLS

Interactive Mapping Tools

Virtual Experiments

3D Graphics

Interactive Mapping Tools

The Quick Use The Quick Use Earth Study Tool Earth Study Tool (QUEST) is an (QUEST) is an interactive web interactive web mapping tool mapping tool designed for designed for students. students.

Virtual Experiments

Interactive Interactive experiments allow experiments allow students to test their students to test their own ideas.own ideas.

Experiments:Experiments:- Continental Drift- Continental Drift- Isostasy- Isostasy- Viscosity- Viscosity- Geology Explorer - Geology Explorer