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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Understanding Climate Change

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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Understanding Climate Change

The science of climate change is a complex subject that balances the physical record and scientific fact with politics, policy, and ethics. This course explores the science of climate change. Students will learn how the climate system works, what fac...

Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network:  Weather and Climate for Teachers

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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Weather and Climate for Teachers

Few subjects within Earth Sciences are as far reaching as the study of weather (meteorology) and climate (climatology). We plan our days based on the current weather, plant food supplies based on seasonal forecasts, and develop economies based on reg...

Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Elementary Weather

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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Elementary Weather

In this six week online course we will take a look at learning weather concepts and how to incorporate them into the elementary classroom using hands-on activities. Observing weather patterns from the past, present and future is easy and fun! The p...

Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Teaching Middle School Earth System Science

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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Teaching Middle School Earth System Science

This course uses problem based learning to explore the events and interactions between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and atmosphere. The middle school course is composed of 3 modules plus an introduction module. Teachers utilize problem ba...

Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Landforms for Elementary Teachers

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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Landforms for Elementary Teachers

In this online course we will investigate landform science. Observing landforms and how they change is fun! We will look at a variety of landscapes and how they came to look like they do. We will model landforms and encourage sharing and discussions ...

Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: K-14 Earth System Science

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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: K-14 Earth System Science

Participants will learn to find the Internet's abundant digital Earth Systems Science (ESS) resources and use these resources to create integrated mathematics and science lessons. Emphasis will be on the integration of mathematics, earth systems scie...

Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Geology of the Moon

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Online Courses: MSU National Teachers Enhancement Network: Geology of the Moon

Geology of the Moon on-line course is designed for practicing teachers who want to understand more about the Moon and its history and relationship to Earth. We will explore theories for its formation and the geologic processes involved in its evoluti...

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