Citizen scientists can use the public data at data.gov for many kinds of research. Visit the data.gov website by clicking on the link below.
Select the "Data" menu option at the top to reach a search page for the data catalog.
Data.gov website
In the search panel, enter a keyword of interest from this list: "climate", "energy", "health", "ocean", and "agriculture". Perform the search and observe the results. Click on three of the data sets that look interesting to you and read the summary. In your own words, briefly describe the data found in each set.
Repeat the process for a second keyword to find three results in a different area.
This is a teacher-graded exercise.
1. First keyword Result #1: List your search keyword and describe your chosen data set.
2. First keyword Result #2: List your search keyword and describe your chosen data set.
3. First keyword Result #3: List your search keyword and describe your chosen data set.
4. Second keyword Result #1: List your search keyword and describe your chosen data set.
5. Second keyword Result #2: List your search keyword and describe your chosen data set.
6. Second keyword Result #3: List your search keyword and describe your chosen data set.
1. First keyword Result #1:
Keyword: Climate
Data Set: Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI)
Description: This data set provides the Climate Change Vulnerability Index (CCVI) as a tool to measure and visualize the vulnerability of counties in the United States to climate change impacts.
2. First keyword Result #2:
Keyword: Climate
Data Set: Global Historical Climatology Network - Daily (GHCN-Daily)
Description: This data set contains daily weather records from over 100,000 weather stations worldwide, including temperature, precipitation, and other weather variables, dating back to 1763.
3. First keyword Result #3:
Keyword: Climate
Data Set: Climate Data Online (CDO)
Description: This data set offers access to a wide range of climate data from various sources, including historical weather observations, satellite data, and climate model outputs.
4. Second keyword Result #1:
Keyword: Health
Data Set: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Description: This data set includes information on the health and nutritional status of the U.S. population, collected through surveys and examinations conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics.
5. Second keyword Result #2:
Keyword: Health
Data Set: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)
Description: This data set provides information on healthcare costs, utilization, and quality in the United States, including data on hospital stays, emergency department visits, and more.
6. Second keyword Result #3:
Keyword: Health
Data Set: CDC WONDER
Description: This data set offers access to a wide range of public health information, including mortality and population data, disease statistics, and environmental health data from the CDC.