Island Science - Migration Test

Welcome! This is a relatively new course, so we get to create as we go along. First, here is our ...

Welcome to your Island Science home page! Make sure to read the latest documents (above, right si...

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Check out these maps: https://geoportal.hawaii.gov/datasets/cchnl::elevation-1/explore?location=1...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_navigation Main points: An astrolabe is a device for meas...

Max has turned supervillan! Download max-ransom.mp4 (video/mp4, 2.0 MB) He has kidnapped all of t...

The villainous terroristic Glorious Supreme Leader Lane Surdam of the Glorious Eastern Empire Rep...

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International thieves have stolen a valuable artifact, and are demanding ransom, with their deman...

Tangent method: measure a distance from the object (huge tape measure can be useful here) measure...

45 degree method: find your "eye height" by looking at a ruler on the wall, write this down set y...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celestial_navigation Main points: An astrolabe is a device for meas...

Globes 101: Screenshot 2026-02-03 at 2.33.21 PM.png start with the equator: named because it is a...

Calculating longitude ("long lines") Screenshot 2026-02-03 at 2.52.47 PM.pngFirst we have to unde...

Believe it or not, you are standing on igneous rock (unless you are standing on a coral head, whi...

Part 1: Shakenet On your humongous map of the big island, we will be calculating the epicenter of...

Part one: trace out a map of the big island using your phone in compass mode, take a sighting of ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahupua%CA%BBa On your huge big big island map, diagram the Ahupua'a...

Simulator Detecting the gas composition of a volcano is important in predicting impending eruptio...

Go to geoguesser: https://www.geoguessr.com/referral-program/JDC3-E1LM-EDS1?s=pl Or openguessr he...

Tsunami is a Japanese word: from Japanese: 津波, lit. 'harbor wave' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T...

Sections: Bathymetry Loihi Island chain evolution Layers Currents Salinity Temperature Pressure P...

Sections: Layers Temperature Density Composition Ionosphere-radio reflection Muons Troposphere-we...

Who cares? Ionosphere Solar radiation Solar cycles Day/night variations Reflection of radio waves...

Sections: Solar radiation-drives everything Radiation, conduction, convection Movement of air=wea...

Sections: Where does the energy come from? Where is it all going? Heat engines: cars, steam engin...

Using the spectroscope, look at the hydrogen spectra, looking for the 4 lines. Look these up and ...

We have several brain wave headsets in the elab: basic concentration units: sleep, awake, engaged...

First, listen to this podcast: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5rhn Download CrowdScience-20...

Below are two maps: Map of the state of Hawaii, from Niihau to our island Map of the entire islan...

Sea levels are rising due to climate change. Check out this page and try a few simulations: https...

Corals are the nursery of the ocean, where all life begins.  Burning fossil fuels releases carbon...

Our island is energy rich, but resource dependent This lab will focus on the energy part, another...

Our island is dependent on air and barge shipments for everything from Amazon packages to the ric...

Start with this page: https://asnerlab.org/lands/ Look up the simulations of rapid ohia death and...

Online, research the impact of freshwater runoff on our island on the leeward (west) coast Focus ...

Pick one of the observatories on the big island Describe why they are different from the others E...

Part one: Underwater GIS connect to google earth at earth.google.com (chrome works best here) loo...

1. Introduction to Ocean Floor Mapping Objective: Introduce the concept and importance of ocean f...

Create a wall map of the island chain with wind direction and air flow around the islands Use win...

Create a wall map of our surface water resources, including watersheds, rivers, and streams Draw ...

From Parker Birdsall: Download Surfing Lab.pdf (application/pdf, 6.7 MB) Download Surfing Lab-2.p...

Ancient Hawaiians arrived on this island from other islands in the Pacific. Your job is to trace ...

Star Walk lab:Make sure you can use star walk properly: Set your location (you may have to go int...

This is a group project! We will work in teams based loosely on language and home country Goal: T...

Part one: Google earth and my home use google chrome browser to open google earth (earth.google.c...

Look at this diagram of Native migrations: (click on map to zoom in) World_Map_of_Y-DNA_Haplogrou...

Draw a map of our island, with arrows coming in and out of our island for energy, water, food, an...

Start with windy.com: look up Waimea on windy.com look up the weather in your home town what is t...

isci map challenge  Your friends are lost! They see each of these peaks at these map angles, find...

Biomes are a way of describing an environment based on rainfall, temperature and altitude, along ...

Everything rotates When you look at a sunrise, is this to the east or west? Sunset? east or west?...

You are going to create your own personal sundial so you are never late for class!There is a pdf ...

Island Science questions: moon, seasons, latitude, longitude At sunset, the moon is directly over...

Download: Download earth-moon-explorer.html.zip (text/html, 10.8 KB)Direct:https://elab.hpa.edu/i...

In the Hawaiian language, we have two concepts of water: "wai" means freshwater, usually from rai...

Where is the island located? It can be in any sea on earth. It is an island, after all... Must in...