Browse pollution Resources

Browse pollution Resources

Exploring the Environment: Human Health Effects

Exploring the Environment: Human Health Effects
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Climate, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS3.D
Keywords: 
human health, pollution, disease
Summary: 
Understanding the mechanisms behind potential climate changes will allow accurate predictions of impacts to human health and the social and political factors which will affect the well-being of millions of Earth’s inhabitants.

NASA Real World: NASA and the Chesapeake bay

Diagram of an estuary
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Water & Life, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ESS3.C
Keywords: 
estuary, watershed, LANDSAT, pollution, Chesapeake Bay
Summary: 
Learn how NASA uses Earth observing satellites to monitor conditions in the Chesapeake Bay over time. Information about pollution, eutrophication, land cover and watershed runoff helps water managers enact policies to improve the health of the Bay.