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2014 AGU-NESTA GIFT Workshop

NESTA and AGU teamed up to organize the 2014 AGU-NESTA GIFT Workshop, offered on December 15-16, 2014 at the 2014 American Geophysical Union Meeting in San Francisco, California. The six presentation teams for the workshop were selected based on the exceptional quality and relevance of their proposed presentations and activities from among the applicants for the opportunity to present. Resources presented in the workshop are freely available below.

To find out about the next AGU-NESTA GIFT Workshop, visit the AGU Teacher webpage.

PDF of Workshop Materials


1. Teaching Earth and Space Science using the Next Generation Science Standards - Dr. Michael Wysession (Washington University at Saint Louis)

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Classroom Activity

2. The MAVEN Mission: What We Hope to Learn About the Ancient Atmosphere of Mars- Lee Pruett (Notre Dame High School), Erin Wood (University of Colorado, LASP), and Dr. Claire Raftery (University of California, Berkeley)

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Activities

3. Teaching Climate Using the Third National Assessment -  Robert Taylor and Laura Stevens (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

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Activities

4. Changing Planet: Earth and Life Through Time - Dr. Mark Neilsen (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) and Heather Olins (Harvard University)

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Resources

5. Yellowstone National Park as a Hotbed for Inquiry - Dr. Shelley Olds (UNAVCO)

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6. Earth2Class - Dr. Michael Passow (Lamont Doherty)

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7. NASA Wavelength - Cassie Soeffing and Theresa Schwerin (IGES)

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Last modified November 27, 2015 by Julia Genyuk.

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