Data Collection Activity Examples
EarthCam for Kids!Grades: K-12
Whether you're seeking some innocuous voyeurism or a little scholarly observation, you'll be pleased with this portal. For starters, you and your students can find links to realtime webcams of zoo animals, tourist attractions, weather phenomenon, traffic, and the world famous Chia PetCow! Talk about bringing the real world into the classroom!
Live From the Hubble Space Telescope
Grades: 4-12
See how students e-mailed experts, designed experiments, and used images from the Hubble Space Telescope to generate data about astronomical phenomena.
UM WeatherCams
Grades: 1-12
Weather buffs will love the dozens of real-time outdoor
images fromall over the U.S. This is a great way to collect real data
and observations, from the comfort of your classroom or home.
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