Category: Energy Flow

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Staying current for Chapter 4 {Energy Flow Contents} See the Sun’s Chinese New Year dragon at the Space Weather website. Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) movie of “coronal rain” on the Sun. 2026-09-21. Of Cosmic Rains and Delayed Trains. By Matthew R. Francis, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: Solar storms can have major effects on terrestrial technology, dating back to the […]

{ GSS Teacher Guide Index } { All GSS Books } ~{}~ Objectives [] Planning [] Assessment [] ResourcesGuides for each Chapter: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9Index of TG Investigations Teaching Objectives  Energy Flow is about the ways that energy from the Sun […]

{ To GSS Books } TEACHER GUIDE CONTENTS Introduction 1. Map of the GSS Course 4. How Can I Customize GSS for My Students? 7. How is GSS Related to Science Education Reform? 2. What is Global Systems Science? 5. What Teaching Methods Should I Use? 8. How Was GSS Created? 3. What Will My […]

Staying current for Chapter 3 See non-chronological resources Articles from:{2015–2021}-{2008–2014}-{2004–2007} { Energy Use Contents } 2026-10-01. Science on Repeat, Peat, Peat. By Caryl-Sue Micalizio, Eos/AGU. Excerpt: [About several articles] “Peat bogs are weird repositories of Earth science, history, and ecology. Peatlands have taught us perhaps more about human history than any other” ecosystem, says ecologist Merritt […]

Chapter 6 { Energy Use Contents } I. The Big Picture The flow chart above may look complicated, but it’s really not difficult to interpret. It provides THE BIG PICTURE of how the United States uses its energy resources. The boxes on the left side of the chart show the major primary sources that humans […]

Chapter 3 { Energy Use Contents } Next time you look at a blade of grass, think about this: without green plants none of us would survive.  In some cases, we eat plants directly to get the energy that is stored in them. In other cases, cows or pigs eat the plants, store the energy […]

{ Energy Use Contents } { All GSS Books } Use magnets and coils of wire to investigate what kind of responses you can get from an electric meter. Your challenge is to arrange and rearrange the magnets and wires to generate as much electrical output as you can. Materials magnet wire (24 gauge, 3 […]

2025-03-01. How Fungi Move Among Us. By Alan Burdick, The New York Times. Excerpt: Mycorrhizal fungi are the supply chains of the soil. With filaments thinner than hair, they shuttle vital nutrients to plants and tree roots. In return, the fungi receive carbon to grow their networks. In this way, 13 billion tons of atmospheric […]

Staying current for Chapter 8 See Non-chronological Resources. { Energy Flow Contents } 2026-09-29. Incoming El Niño Is so Extreme It Doesn’t Have a Scientific Name. By Nina Dietz, Inside Climate News. Excerpt: Daniel Swain has made a name for himself studying the extremes of a warming planet. Fires, floods, droughts, heat, storms: if it’s […]