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Analysis of Atmospheric Conditions for a High Mountain Retreat

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Technology, Data

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A

Keywords:

weather balloons, graphing, data access, air pressure, temperature, humidity

Summary:

In this lesson, weather data from ground-based and satellite observations are analyzed for a real world application -- to plan a high mountain retreat in Tibet.

NASA Earth Science: Water Cycle

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems

Type:

Article

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

circulation, oceans, salinity, water vapor, groundwater

Summary:

This article explains the basics behind the water cycle and includes many good visuals. It provides some good background information about our water cycle as well as providing students with many real-world applications.

Earth's Water Cycle

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Weather and Climate

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

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

Keywords:

freshwater, evaporation, condensation

Summary:

This animation uses Earth science data from a variety of sensors on NASA Earth observing satellites as well as cartoons to describe Earth's water cycle and the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.

Weather & Climate iQuest

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Weather, Climate, Human Impact, Energy Cycle, Satellites, Remote Sensing

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS2.D

Keywords:

global warming, extreme weather

Summary:

This IQuest has been developed to help you explore the wild and changing world of weather and climate. Weather and climate are shaped by complex interactions involving sunlight, the ocean, the atmosphere, clouds, ice, land, and life forms.

The Shape of a Raindrop

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Type:

Audience:

Standards:

Keywords:

raindrops, precipitation microphysics, drop size

Summary:

This article teaches how a drop of rain changes shape as it falls through the atmosphere.

The Water Cycle

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

geosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, atmosphere

Summary:

This activity was developed to give participants an understanding of Earth’s water cycle by completing a webquest and building a model of the water cycle.

The Water Cycle

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Type:

Basic Page

Summary:

Home page for the Water Cycle topic.

The Water Cycle: Heating the Ocean

Multiple Earth's showing different heat visualizations

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Climate, Energy Cycle

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

cryosphere, ice, permafrost, sea ice, ocean currents, glaciers, satellites

Summary:

Explore the solar heating of the ocean in part one of a series on the water cycle. The animations show multiple views of the solar heating of the oceans, a picture of this first stage of water's cyclical journey from sea to air to land, and back again.