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Researchers have found that, while spring rains wash away some pollen, tree pollen fragments can remain airborne for hours after a storm." data-credit="Tim Schoon/University of Iowa" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/PF7333_2020_05_14-Spring%20Thunderstorm-tschoon-001.jpg?VersionId=piw9BLCQZgPlBaqiA98nPlucgb0rARkL&itok=J9GqBRMu" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Atmospheric sciences</h3> <p>We support research to understand the behavior of the Earth's atmosphere and its interactions with the sun.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=AGS">Visit the Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9797" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/PF7190_016_h.jpg?VersionId=YJ2pe8Rl0sW8EVbRcswZY49H._h4w_2i" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/PF7190_016_h.jpg?VersionId=cDDhsl6KwurcpydYCnb0cDGJMWRidTvF&amp;itok=qpSHulfN" data-caption="A lobe of 1080 degree C (1975 degrees F) basaltic trachyandesite pahoehoe lava slowly stretches as it inflates during the Tolbachik eruption in Russia." data-credit="Benjamin R. 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New research highlights the importance of plant-pollinator interactions in restoring ecosystems in which natural wildfire regimes have been altered or suppressed by human activities" data-credit="Jonathan Myers, Washington University in St Louis" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/FireWeed_Yellowstone.jpg?VersionId=whj2FNP5krn8rwWt78.jokz_oYP3Nc0G&itok=YFJv3Uta" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Environmental biology</h3> <p>We support evolutionary and ecological research on species, populations, communities and ecosystems.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=DEB">Visit the Division of Environmental Biology</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.neonscience.org/">National Ecological Observatory Network</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="9803" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/wall-of-wind_8074171952_o.jpg?VersionId=O1BhK_1O0_0FYL1aBeq2NbpFaXxN7vQT" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/wall-of-wind_8074171952_o.jpg?VersionId=9aLoI.kRXJCe0g_DRYXy1p4GGWsb98tD&amp;itok=3XB7TtHb" data-caption="Florida International University Wall of Wind Since opening in 2012, research at the WoW has led to improved building codes and life-saving innovations that have been used to mitigate the effects of hurricanes and extreme weather systems. These discoveries and solutions have saved lives and prevented millions of dollars in structural damage from storms." data-credit="Florida International University" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/wall-of-wind_8074171952_o.jpg?VersionId=AqsXJuEuf7kbxxTKuYlgkLsBctOAVkIS&itok=XxGvAN7J" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3>Environmental sustainability</h3> <p>We support<strong> </strong>transformative research in sustainable engineering and systems that support the natural environment. 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Recommended for grades K–5. (<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/LandformsBW.pdf">Black-and-white version</a>)</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/HydroCycle.pdf"><strong>The water cycle</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Learn about the ways that water moves on Earth. Recommended for grades 3–6.</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Fossil.pdf"><strong>Ancient animal puzzle</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Learn how fossils form and what we can learn from fossils. Recommended for grades 3–7.</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/PlateTect.pdf"><strong>Plate tectonics puzzle</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Learn about the Earth's tectonic plates, which fit together like puzzle pieces. Recommended for grades 3–8.</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Gravity.pdf"><strong>Gravity on Earth</strong></a>: Construct a 3-dimensional globe and learn about gravity and how it varies around the world. Recommended for grades 9–12. (<a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/GravityBW.pdf">Black-and-white version</a>)</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Soil_experiment_activity_sheet_FIN.pdf"><strong>Soil sleuth activity</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Explore how physical properties of soil, like grain size and how those grains cluster together, can influence how much water passes into and through it. Recommended for grades 4–12.</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Thunderstorm_Lightning_Activity.pdf"><strong>Thunderstorm activity</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Observe lightning formation.</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/America_Recycles_Day_Hidden_Image_Search_Nov12.pdf"><strong>Recycling hidden picture activity:</strong></a><strong> </strong>Spot the recyclable objects in a classroom.</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Science%20of%20Rocks%20Coloring%20Worksheet.pdf"><strong>Science of rocks worksheet</strong></a><strong>: </strong>Learn about rocks. Recommended for grades K–3.</li> <br> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/What%20is%20in%20a%20Rock%20Worksheet.pdf"><strong>What's in a rock? worksheet:</strong></a><strong> </strong>Learn about different types of rocks. Recommended for grades K–3.<br>  </li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/EarthScienceWorksheets.pdf"><em>Download a bundle of NSF's Earth science activity sheets</em></a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2i725521539" aria-expanded="true" > Educational booklets </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2i725521539" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/BIO_SoaringintotheFuture_2021_BK_v1Cem_508.pdf">Soaring into the Future</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/AGS_JourneyThroughAir_2021_BK_v1Bcb-jd_508.pdf">Journey Through Air</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/EAR_VoyageIntoPlanetEarth_2021_BK_v1Cem_508.pdf">Voyage into Planet Earth</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/OCE_KidsOceanBooklet_2020_BK_Electronic_508.pdf">Exploring the Ocean with ALVIN</a></li> </ul></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-3a1252672919" aria-expanded="true" > Coloring pages </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-3a1252672919" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><ul> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/International_archaeology_Tawa_hallae_coloring_page_3_Oct13.pdf"><em>Tawa hallae</em> dinosaur skeleton</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/siquliak_v02.pdf">Siquliak</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/penguins.pdf">Penguins</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/I_want_to_be_v01.pdf">I want to be...</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/coral-reef.pdf">Coral reef</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/ALVIN_v01.pdf">ALVIN</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Adelie_penguin_coloring_page_v2_2_Apr16_v04.pdf">Adélie penguins</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Lobster_coloring_page_v5_Jun4.pdf">Lobster (page 1)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Lobster_coloring_page2_Jun7.pdf">Lobster (page 2)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Ladybug_Paper_Doll_Coloring_Page_v03.pdf">Ladybug paper doll</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Ladybug_Stained_Glass_Coloring_Page_v03.pdf">Ladybug stained glass</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/images/Become_Safety_Officer_Coloring_Activity_v03.pdf">Become a safety officer</a></li> </ul></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> 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