Browse ESS3.B Resources

Sea Level Rise iQuest

Illustration of sea level rise and building sea walls.

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Climate, Human Impact, Satellites

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS3.B, ESS3.C

Summary:

In this IQuest, you will explore resources to help you learn about the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, the science behind sea level rise, and the STEM related careers of several of the scientists and engineers involved with this effort.

Earth Observations of Water eBook

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Water & Life, Weather, Remote Sensing, Floods

Type:

Website

Audience:

Outreach, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

ESS3.B

Summary:

This web eBook, developed in collaboration with the World Bank Group, explores water on Earth and how NASA observes and measures it.

Assessing Drought in the United States

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water & Life, Weather and Climate, Weather, Climate, Data, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.B

Keywords:

drought, citizen science, drought severity, precipitation variability

Summary:

This short animation from the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network shows how decision makers use a variety of data and in-person reports to assess the drought conditions across the United States.

Beautiful Earth: Floods and Landslides

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Climate, Satellites, Floods, Landslides, Forecasting, World Health

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS3.B, ESS3.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B

Keywords:

GPM, soil, extreme events

Summary:

GPM Application Science Lead, Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, explains how landslides and floods occur, and how satellite imagery is used in understanding these disasters.

Rain Gauge Design Challenge

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Satellites, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.B

Keywords:

measurement, natural resources, rain gauge, design

Summary:

Use recyclable plastic bottles to build an instrument that could be used to measure rain.

GPM Core Observatory Paper Model

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Satellites, Remote Sensing, Launch Vehicle, Societal Applications, Forecasting

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

ESS3.B, ETS2.B

Keywords:

GPM Microwave Imager, Dual-Frequency Precipitation Radar

Summary:

Build a paper model of the GPM Core Observatory and learn about the technology the satellite will use to measure precipitation from space.

Erosion and Landslides

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Human Impact, Technology, Satellites, Landslides

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS3.B

Keywords:

erosion, landslide hazards, landslide risk

Summary:

Students will investigate the effect of different types of soil on how quickly a landslide occurs and how much mass is moved. They will then relate that information to TRMM/GPM data about rainfall and areas currently at risk of suffering a landslide.

Faces of GPM: Engineers

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Satellites, Remote Sensing, STEM Careers

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ESS3.B, ESS3.D

Keywords:

Goddard Space Flight Center, integration and testing, engineers

Summary:

Interview with several key engineers who help build and test the GPM Core Observatory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Floods iQuest

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Weather, Societal Applications, Floods

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS3.B, ESS3.D

Keywords:

floods, field campaign, natural disasters

Summary:

This is an introductory lesson to acquaint middle school students to many aspects of a serious and common natural disaster; flooding. Students will be directed to visit websites where they will interact with various types of media.