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Water for Wheaties? Freshwater Resources for Agriculture - High School

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Water & Life, Weather, Climate, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, 9 - 12

Keywords:

agriculture, freshwater

Summary:

Students will learn about how NASA’s Earth observing satellites are helping us better understand Earth’s freshwater resources and help farmers with agriculture.

GPM Selects Master Teachers

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Type:

Article

Summary:

GPM recently completed a competitive process to select 25 teachers from around the world for its Master Teacher Program. The chosen educators will develop educational resources based on GPM's data to share with their students and school communities.

Towers in the Tempest

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Energy Cycle, Remote Sensing

Type:

Video

Audience:

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

Standards:

ESS2.A

Keywords:

hurricanes, hot towers, TRMM, low pressure

Summary:

'Towers in the Tempest' is a 4.5 minute narrated animation that explains recent scientific insights into how hurricanes intensify. This intensification can be caused by a phenomenon called a 'hot tower'.

GPM Anime Contest Webquest Part 2: Weather & Climate

Three lightning bolts strike above Washington DC - by Brian Allen

Primary Topic:

All Topics

Subtopics:

Weather and Climate, Weather, Climate, Energy Cycle

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.D, ESS3.D

Summary:

Part 2 of a 4 part webquest that teaches the basics of precipitation science and technology. Prepares students for the GPM Anime Contest.

Our World: Cool Clouds

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Weather

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, K - 5, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS2.D

Keywords:

water vapor, condensation, clouds, atmosphere, cloud types

Summary:

Learn how clouds are formed and watch an experiment to make a cloud using liquid nitrogen.

Earth Wheel Lesson Plan

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Water & Life

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A

Keywords:

webquest

Summary:

This is the first of three lessons that have been developed to teach students about Earth’s water cycle, the importance of freshwater resources, and how NASA studies water in Earth’s systems.

The Water Cycle - Featuring Molecule Man!

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Satellites

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C, ESS2.D

Keywords:

evaporation, transpiration, condensation, satellite constellation

Summary:

This video (4:56) uses a combination of cartoon characters, a scientist, and a series of different Earth-observing satellites with data animations to teach the various parts of the water cycle.

Exploring the Water Cycle

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Earth Systems

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.C

Keywords:

Solar Radiation, transpiration, evaporation, infiltration

Summary:

In this lesson, students will learn about the water cycle and how energy from the sun and the force of gravity drive this cycle.

The Water Cycle: Watering the Land

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Weather, Energy Cycle

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

energy cycle, energy budget, radiation budget, water cycle, ocean, atmosphere, water vapor, condensation, clouds

Summary:

Explore how water droplets form and fall from the sky in part three of the water cycle series. Watch how water vapor moves through the atmosphere and returns to Earth as rain and snow.