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Grisham Middle School Review by Jodi Vender Willis and Wendenl-- This proposal is very promising. The topic is fairly focused, but the range of geographic locations and associated conditions should accommodate diverse student interests. In addition to choosing specific locations, some students may investigate physical/natural impacts on deltas, while others may focus on human impacts. The inclusion of guest speakers should not only provide a wealth of information, but also stimulate further questions about the patterns and processes of charge in river deltas. KidSat/EarthKAM and other space-based images are, indeed, central to the research topic, and a range of sources and identified. The response to section 5 implies that deltas in Mississippi, Bangladesh/India, and Madagascar will be the primary targets of investigation. Since the orbital track of STS-90 may not pass over these areas during daylight, it may be wise to target additional deltas. Some possibilities: Nile, Amazon, Mekong, Orinoco, Po, Indus, Irawaddy, Niger... In addition, it is possible that changes to the selected deltas may not be visible in available space-based imagery, so it would be useful to find maps to broaden the historical perspective (use of maps is indicated in the response to section 7). The proposal mentions that students will develop charts, tables, and a timeline to analyze the data. In what format will the final project(s) be presented to the class and to others interested in the topic? Will it be a written and/or oral report? How will the graphics be shown? Possibilities range from low-tech overhead transparencies and/or posters to high-tech PowerPoint slides and/or web pages (PowerPoint slides can be put on the web fairly easily). The proposal also mentions that students will devote 1 class per week to their research project. Will they be expected, encouraged, or able to work independently on it? SUGGESTED RESOURCES: Weather/climate data: *National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-- **National Climatic Data Center: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov **National Weather Service: http://www.nws.noaa.gov **Interactive Weather Information Network: http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov *US Geological Survey http://www.usgs.gov **USGS Learning Web: http://www.usgs.gov/education/ *Geography at the Mining Company: http://geography.miningco.com **Physical Geography Features: http://geography.miningco.com/library/misc/blaaphys.htm **Physical Geography Links: http://geography.miningco.com/msub10.htm **Photos & Images of Earth Links: http://geography.miningco.com/msub17.htm *Virtual Geography Department Project: http://www.utexas.edu/depts/grg/virtdept/contents.html *National Geographic Society: http:www.nationalgregraphic.com *NGS Atlas of the World *NGS Atlas of North America *UT-Austin's Perry Casteneda Map Collection http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html *National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA): http://www.nima.gov Grisham Middle School Proposal and Reviews p.4
