This classroom activity (originally developed for the GPM Poster) will teach students about the value of Earth's freshwater resources and how important it is to study how water is transferred and stored.

GPM Water Cycle Droplet Handout

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Satellites, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Image

Audience:

Outreach, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.C

Keywords:

GPM Core Observatory, transpiration, evaporation, groundwater

Summary:

Educational handout in the shape of a raindrop. The front shows a diagram of the water cycle, and the back has information about GPM and facts about water.

India's Disappearing Water

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Satellites, Remote Sensing, Freshwater Resources, World Health

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.C

Keywords:

hydrology, groundwater, water table, gravitational field, GRACE

Summary:

During the past decade, groundwater beneath the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan has decreased by more than 88 million acre-feet. Using NASA's twin GRACE satellites, scientists determined the rate of groundwater change in India.

NASA Earth Science: Water Cycle

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems

Type:

Article

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

circulation, oceans, salinity, water vapor, groundwater

Summary:

This article explains the basics behind the water cycle and includes many good visuals. It provides some good background information about our water cycle as well as providing students with many real-world applications.