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This classroom activity (originally developed for the GPM Poster) will teach students about the value of Earth's freshwater resources and how important it is to study how water is transferred and stored.

Master Teachers: The Water Cycle

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All Topics

Type:

Basic Page

Summary:

Master Teacher resources for the water cycle.

Master Teachers: Extreme Weather

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All Topics

Type:

Basic Page

Summary:

Master Teacher resources for extreme weather.

Exploring the Environment: Drought Problem

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Technology, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS3.D

Keywords:

drought, CoCoRaHs, Texas

Summary:

This problem-based learning module takes students through a real-world scenario drought in Texas and has them use satellite images and other actual data to answer questions about how Texas and other states should respond to the situation.

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.

Mississippi Flooding in 2011

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Satellites, Remote Sensing, Floods

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS3.B

Keywords:

natural disasters, LANDSAT

Summary:

Heavy spring rains and snowmelt led to devastating floods along the Mississippi River in May 2011. Landsat 5 flew over the Mississippi River on May 10, 2011, giving a distinct view of the extraordinary extent of the flooding.