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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 Anime Contest Webquest Part 3: Technology

GPM satellite and constellation
Primary Topic: 
All Topics
Subtopics: 
Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Launch Vehicle
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GMI, DPR, GPM Core Observatory, GCPEx, Goddard Space Flight Center
Summary: 
Part 3 of a 4 part webquest that teaches the basics of precipitation science and technology. Prepares students for the GPM Anime Contest.

Climate Science in Focus: A Streamflow River Study

http://www.nps.gov/depo/forteachers/classrooms/upload/Entire-5th-Grade-Curriculum-Unit-3.pdf
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Earth Systems, Water & Life, Weather, Climate, Human Impact, Data, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Keywords: 
watershed, hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, atmosphere
Summary: 
This curriculum for 9th grade was designed to help students develop and understanding of climate change, how scientists study climate change, and what can be done locally to address climate change issues.

Living in a Freshwater World

Earth
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Water & Life, Weather, Climate, Tropical Cyclones, Floods, World Health
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.A, ETS2.A
Summary: 
This interactive lesson will allow you to explore Earth’s freshwater resources. You will learn how NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement mission is helping us better understand our most valuable natural resource.

Sea Surface Temperature, Salinity and Density

Sea Surface Temperature, Salinity and Density
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Water Properties, Earth Systems, Technology, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
sea surface temperature, salinity, density, ocean circulation
Summary: 
The animations in this group show the long-term average sea surface temperature, the long term average sea surface salinity, and the the long term average sea surface density.

Size Matters: Measuring Raindrop Sizes from Space

Size Matters: NASA Measures Raindrop Sizes From Space to Understand Storms
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Water Properties, Technology, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
DPR, radar, drop sizes, drop distribution
Summary: 
This video explains why the size and shape of raindrops in a cloud matters to scientists, and how the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission is able to provide these measurements from space.

NASA Our World: What is a Cloud?

NASA Our World: What is a Cloud?
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Weather
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
clouds, water vapor
Summary: 
This NASA video segment describes the different types of clouds and cloud formation. The relationship between clouds and weather on Earth is demonstrated.

Investigating the Climate System: Precipitation

Investigating the Climate System: Precipitation
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
active sensor, bright band, cloud nuclei, rainfall rate, supercooled water
Summary: 
A downloadable PDF lesson plan which explores precipitation's role in the climate system.

Freshwater Availability Speaker's Toolkit

Freshwater Availability Speaker's Toolkit
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Water & Life, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D, ESS3.D
Keywords: 
natural resources, drought
Summary: 
This Speaker ToolKit has been designed to allow presenters (scientists, engineers, etc.) to easily present to an elementary and/or middle school audience about the importance of freshwater availability.

GPM Gets Flake-y

GPM Project Scientist Gail Skofronick-Jackson explains why all snowflakes have six sides and how the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission can measure falling snow from space.
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Water Properties, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5, General
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
snowflakes, snow
Summary: 
GPM Project Scientist Gail Skofronick-Jackson explains why all snowflakes have six sides and how the Global Precipitation Measurement Mission can measure falling snow from space.

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