Browse ETS2.A Resources

Browse ETS2.A Resources

GPM Core Observatory LEGO Model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxMrIpMV5c
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A
Keywords: 
engineering, models, build
Summary: 
Step by step instructions and a parts list to build your own LEGO model of the GPM Core Observatory.

Worldwide Rain Gauges Animation

Worldwide Rain Gauges Animation
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Data
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A
Keywords: 
rain gauges
Summary: 
A simple illustrative comparison of the number of rain gauges active worldwide.

GPM: Engineering Next Generation Observations of Rain and Snow

GPM: Engineering Next Generation Observations of Rain and Snow
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites, Launch Vehicle, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GPM Core Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center, engineering, testing, integration
Summary: 
Overview of the engineering behind building and testing the GPM Core Observatory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

Measuring Precipitation

Measuring Precipitation - picture of rain gauge
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ETS2.A
Keywords: 
rainfall, rain gauges, engineering, measurement
Summary: 
This inquiry-based lesson engages students in designing and testing a device to measure rain.

GPM Takes a Spin on the High Capacity Centrifuge

GPM Core on the Centrifuge at Goddard
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites, Launch Vehicle, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GPM Core Observatory, testing, integration, Goddard Space Flight Center
Summary: 
The GPM Core Observatory being tested on the High Capacity Centrifuge at Goddard Space Flight Center.

Faces of GPM: Professor Steve Nesbitt, GPM Ground Validation Scientist

Faces of GPM with Steve Nesbitt
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Weather, Remote Sensing, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
snow, GCPEx, Canada, Faces of GPM, careers, ground validation, field campaigns
Summary: 
Profile of Steve Nesbitt, a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois and a mission scientist on GPM ground validation field campaigns.

GPM Launch Animation

GPM Launch Animation
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites, Remote Sensing, Launch Vehicle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A
Keywords: 
rockets, Japan, JAXA, deployment, H-IIA
Summary: 
This animation shows the launch and deployment of the GPM Core Observatory. GPM is scheduled to launch in 2014 on an H-IIA rocket in Japan.

GPM Core Observatory Enters Thermal Vacuum Chamber

GPM Core Observatory Enters Thermal Vacuum Chamber
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Satellites, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GPM Core Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center, testing, thermal vacuum chamber
Summary: 
Watch the GPM Core Observatory being lowered into the Thermal Vacuum Chamber, which simulates the harsh conditions of space. Includes neat facts about GPM and the testing process.

TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain

TRMM at 15: The Reign of Rain
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Tropical Cyclones, Satellites, Remote Sensing, STEM Careers
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
TRMM, the tropics
Summary: 
This video celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Project Scientist Scott Braun looks back at TRMM's legacy and a few of the major scientific milestones the satellite has helped achieved.

Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Energy Cycle, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Keywords: 
energy budget, electromagnetic spectrum, microwaves, infrared
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Summary: 
Welcome to the Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum. This unique NASA resource on the web, in print, and with companion videos introduces electromagnetic waves, their behaviors, and how scientists visualize these data.

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