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From: Tectonic Fury Mission 2: Earth's Changing Face (pp: 64,65)
Super Big…Super Fast…Super Powerful…Supercomputers!

This interdisciplinary connection article discusses supercomputers that can run complex calculations at unbelievable speeds and describes how Dr. Virginia Dale uses a supercomputer in her switchgrass research. Students are asked to design a study that would require data collection that could be compiled by a supercomputer.

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