Browse ESS3.C Resources

Browse ESS3.C Resources

Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011

Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Floods
Type: 
Image
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Keywords: 
storms, drought, floods, natural disasters, fires
Summary: 
See Landsat images before and after these natural disasters.

EROS Image of the Week: Natural Disasters

Example of natural disaster image
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Human Impact, Satellites, Floods, Landslides
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Keywords: 
USGS
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Summary: 
View before and after images of natural disasters and human impact in various locations around the world.

Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Imagery of climate change including wildfires, dry land, and a hurricane from space
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Climate, Human Impact, Societal Applications
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal
Keywords: 
climate change, greenhouse gases, sea level
Standards: 
ESS3.C, ESS3.D
Summary: 
View the latest data on the vital signs of the planet, including arctic sea ice levels, carbon dioxide, sea levels, global temperature and land ice.

EarthKAM - Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students

EarthKAM thumbnail
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Remote Sensing, STEM Careers
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Formal, 6 - 8
Keywords: 
International Space Station, Earth observing
Standards: 
ESS3.C
Summary: 
An educational outreach program allowing middle school students to take pictures of our Earth from a digital camera on board the International Space Station. Educators must register in order to participate in EarthKAM missions and request photos of Earth.

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.

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