Using the Global Sun Temperature Telecollaborative database, students learn how quadratic equations and other high-order polynomials can be used to model non-linear relationships (e.g. temperature vs. latitude).
Mercedes McKay, Instructional Technology Specialist, Stevens Institute of Technology
Students use real-time and archived data in GIS format from the Internet to examine the relationships that weather and topography have on landslide development.
Frank Kimbler,
Geology Instructor,
Chandler/Gilbert Community College