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Real World: JASON-2

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Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Climate, Human Impact, Technology, Satellites, Floods
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.D, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
oceans, El Nino, La Nina, sea level
Summary: 
Learn how the satellite, Jason 2, is able to use radar waves to determine the height of sea levels and evaluate the effects of global warming.

NASA S'COOL: Students' Cloud Observations On-Line

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Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Weather and Climate, Weather
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, K - 5, General
Keywords: 
clouds, atmosphere, water vapor, evaporation, condensation, CERES
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D
Summary: 
The S'COOL Project involves students (ages 5 - 20+) in real science, making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds to assist in the validation of NASA's CERES satellite instruments. Includes lesson plans and other related materials.

Beautiful Earth: Floods and Landslides

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.

Flying Through Hurricanes with Robbie Hood

Robbie Hood in an airplane
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Tropical Cyclones, STEM Careers, Forecasting
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
hurricane, storm severity, precipitation, clouds
Summary: 
This month's NASA Earth Explorer explains what it's like to be face-to-face with one of nature's most powerful storms.

Eyes on the Earth: Vital Signs of the Planet

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Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.A
Keywords: 
climate change, sea level, ice, atmosphere, oceans
Summary: 
View recent data for air temperature, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, sea level, ozone, ice and water using an interactive viewer. You can also follow NASA's satellites and learn how they collect critical data about Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans.

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.

The GLOBE Earth System Poster Learning Activities

Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D, ESS3.C, ESS3.D, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
climate change, cloud coverage, global data sets, models, infrared radiation
Summary: 
The activities in this guide will help students understand variations in environmental parameters by examining connections among different phenomena measured on local, regional and global scales.

Create a Sphere with Precipitation Climatology

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Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Climate
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, General
Keywords: 
climatology, globe, TRMM data
Summary: 
An activity in which students will cut and fold paper to create a 3D sphere which displays precipitation climatology.

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.

A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009

Chart showing sea ice decline
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems, Weather and 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: 
The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. This animation shows fluctuations in the cryosphere.

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