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FEATURING Weather Station Data Online Townsend Harris Science Research Program We All Begin as Scientists A publication of the Institute on Climate and Planets, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, located on the campus of Columbia University,New York,NY Students, Educators, and Scientists Engaged in NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise ? How Do Aerosols Affect Earth’s Climate and Our Health? spring 2000
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A publication of the Institute on Climate and Planets,NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies,
located on the campus of Columbia University,New York,NY
Students, Educators, and Scientists Engaged in NASA’s Earth Science Enterprise
?How Do
Aerosols Affect
Earth’s Climate
and Our
Health?
spring2000
To Our ReadersT
he sixth issue of the ICP Newsletter has a different look,more in-depth science and education content and even anew name: Research Education. The idea of research edu-
cation is to give students an appreciation of inquiry throughresearch, whether they are creating new knowledge or discov-ering what is already known. Our aim is to provide a resourcefor involving students in research, teaching earth system sci-ence, learning about climate change, and retaining minoritystudents in the science pipeline.
Research Education is a product of a Goddard Institutefor Space Studies (GISS) education program, the Institute onClimate and Planets (ICP). Conducted in cooperation withColumbia University, City University of New York, and NewYork City schools, it draws students and educators intoresearch team projects to work alongside GISS scientists. Bygrappling with real-world problems and revising their tacticswhen difficulties arise, students can learn science throughinquiry.
Many ICP research teams employ global climate modelsimulations. This analysis is well suited for high school andcollege students, since climate variability can often be charac-terized using relatively simple mathematical techniques suchas linear trends and correlation coefficients. Students aremotivated by the study of climate variability and change andteachers find these topics useful in teaching basic statisticaltechniques and hypothesis testing. Furthermore, climate stud-ies help students appreciate the importance of scientific objec-tivity, especially when working on problems of consequenceto society.
James Hansen Carolyn HarrisHead, NASA GISS Director, ICP
RESEARCH EDUCATIONA publication of the Institute on Climate and Planets,
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies,located on the campus of Columbia University, New York, NY.
PARTNERSNASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Columbia UniversityCity University of New York Alliance for Minority Participation
New York City Public SchoolsScience Systems & Applications, Inc.
NASA SPONSORSEarth Science Enterprise
Education DivisionOffice of Equal Opportunity Programs
ISSUE CONTRIBUTORSSHERMANE AUSTIN, City College of New York, CUNY
FITZGERALD BRAMWELL, University of KentuckySAMUEL BORENSTEIN, York College, CUNY
BRIAN CAIRNS, Columbia University, Applied PhysicsBARBARA CARLSON, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
RASHELE CROSS, Townsend Harris High SchoolBRENDAN CURRAN, Townsend Harris High School
ANTHONY DEL GENIO, NASA Goddard Institute for Space StudiesTIMOTHY EICHLER, Columbia University, Earth and Environmental Sciences
CHRISTINE FLEMING, DeWitt Clinton High SchoolMITCH FOX, Bronx High School of Science
UMIT KENIS, High School for Environmental StudiesMALCOLM LARGMANN, Townsend Harris High School
EMILY MICHAUD, NASA Goddard Institute for Space StudiesELENI PALMOS, Rutgers University
CHRISTOPHER PETERSEN, A. Philip Randolph High SchoolGEORGE TSELIOUDIS, Columbia University,Applied Physics
Cover photo of Harlem NY by KATHRYN PIERCE SHAH, Columbia University
EDITORSCAROLYN HARRIS, Columbia University, Center for Climate Systems Research
LATIKA KEEGAN, Science Systems & Applications, Inc.
DESIGNCAROL RICHMAN, Electronic Imaging and Design
Institute on Climate and PlanetsNASA GISS
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Please direct comments and questions concerning materials inthis publication to the editors at the address noted on this page.
The ICP reserves the right to print all or part of comments received.Photocopies of articles may be made for non-profit educational use.
Photographs within Research Education are used with permission.
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2 CLIMATE RESEARCH: How do Aerosols Affect Earth’sClimate and Our Health?Brian Cairns and Barbara Carlson
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22 OUTREACH: Sixth Annual ICP Research andEducation Conference: A Report Emily Michaud andEleni Palmos
24 CALENDAR OFEVENTS: Winter 1999 & Spring 2000
14 RESEARCH EDUCATION: We All Begin As Scientists Carolyn Harris
16 EARTH CLIMATE COURSE: “What Determines Global Climate?” Curriculum Module in Review Christopher Petersen and George Tselioudis
20 EDUCATIONAL COURSEWARE: A Tool to Learn About Equilibrium and Planetary Energy Balance Samuel Borenstein
8 PARTNERSHIPS: A View From My Benchtop Fitzgerald Bramwell
10 SCHOOL PROGRAMS: The Science Research Program at Townsend Harris High School: A Multi-Year Approach Brendan Curran
12 STUDENT AND FACULTY PROFILES
6 WEB HIGHLIGHT: Weather Station Data Online Latika Keegan
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