Discover Your World with NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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An Activity Book

The Discover Your World with NOAA Activity Book was compiled and developed for NOAA’s Celebration of 200 years of Science, Service, and Stewardship

under the direction of the

NOAA Celebration Education Working GroupNadia Sbeih – NOAA Ocean Service (Co-chair)Molly Harrison – NOAA Fisheries (Co-chair)

Karrie Carnes – NOAA Ocean ServiceKim Cohen - NOAA Ocean ServiceMargaret Fowke – NOAA Weather

Ron Gird – NOAA WeatherSami Grimes – NOAA Research

Jennifer Hammond – NOAA Marine and Aviation OperationsJorgeann Hiebert – NOAA Research

Nina Jackson – NOAA SatellitesJamie Krauk – NOAA Research

Elizabeth McMahon - NOAA Marine and Aviation OperationsAmy Painter – NOAA Research

Krista Trono – NOAA Ocean Service

Written and Edited by Mel Goodwin, The Harmony Project, Charleston, SCDesign and Layout by Sandy Goodwin, Coastal Images Graphic Design, Mount Pleasant, SC

Cover Painting by Tate Nation, Mount Pleasant, SC, ©2007 Illustrations by Paul Rossmann, Charleston, SC

The assistance and expertise of the following reviewers is acknowledged with thanks:Holly Bamford, Alissa Barron, George Cathcart, Ashley Chappel, Teresa Christopher, Cindy Craig, Carmella Davis Watkins, Tim Eichler, Liz Fairey, Megan Forbes,

Liza Johnson, Deborah Jones, Barbara Hess, Shawna Karlson, Paula Keener-Chavis, Scott Kiser, Marina Kline, Jeanne Kouhestani, George Leigh, Julia Loy, Bruce Moravchik, Carey Morishiqe, Craig Nelson, Gregg Parent, Aria Remondi, Ann Reiser, Barry Reichenbaugh,

Brent Rudman, Barbara Schroeder, George Sharman, John Simensky, Peg Steffan, and Katarina Trojnar

For more information on NOAA’s history and timeline, check out the celebration Web site, http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/

For more information on NOAA’s educational offerings, please visit our Web site, www.noaa.gov

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Table of ContentsIntroductIonDiscover Your World with NOAA ................... 1NOAA’s Building Blocks ..................................... 2

ExplorE thE EarthIntroduction ....................................................... 8Boat Building Challenge .................................. 9Make Your Own Astrolabe ...........................12Make Your Own Compass ............................16Tied Up in Knots ............................................ 18Who’s Blue Peter? ..........................................22The Water Writers ........................................25Nautical Chart Challenge .............................28Build an Underwater Robot ........................34Earth Origami .................................................. 37Make Your Own Volcano! ..............................40Do You Have Twisted Vision? ........................43Be A Shipwreck Detective ............................47Weird, Red and Slightly Gross! ....................51

undErstand thE EarthIntroduction ....................................................... 55Follow That Hurricane! ................................... 56Build Your Own Weather Station .................. 61

Build a Weather Vane ................................... 64Build a Barometer ........................................ 66Build a Screened Thermometer ................ 67Build a Hygrometer ...................................... 67Build a Rain Guage ....................................... 69

Be a Citizen Weather Reporter .................... 70Tornado in a Bottle .......................................... 73Be a Tree Ring Detective ................................ 78Your Own El Niño ........................................... 81Please Pass the Salt .......................................... 83Satellite Communications ............................... 86Wooly Magma ................................................... 89Survey Mark Hunting ....................................... 93

protEct thE EarthIntroduction ....................................................... 97Ocean Diversity Challenge ............................ 98Motion from the Ocean ................................108The Ocean Drugstore ...................................114Who Trashed the Ocean? .............................117It All Runs Downhill .......................................120Toxic! Or Is It? ................................................122Invasive Species Super Sleuth ......................124Your Alien Dodecahedron ............................125Endangered Species Origami .......................132Is Our Climate Changing? ............................137Where Will the Polar Bears Go? ................139Following the Ocean Unicorn .....................145Make an Edible Coral Reef ...........................150Now THAT’s Complex! ................................155Fixing Our Earth .............................................158

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