Search

Primary tabs

Search

Your search for "weather" gave back 164 results.

Investigating the Climate System: Clouds

Thumbnail for Investigating the Climate System: Clouds
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Water Properties, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
clouds, energy cycle, climate, condensation
Summary: 
A downloadable PDF lesson plan which explores clouds and their role in Earth systems.

Where the Rain Falls: Can Understanding Rain Enable Change?

Person in the desert
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Floods, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Keywords: 
climate change, agriculture
Standards: 
ESS3.C, ESS3.D
Summary: 
This website describes a study that is being conducted to understand the complexities of rainfall patterns and their effects on food security and human mobility.

Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education

Energy Literacy: Essential Principles and Fundamental Concepts for Energy Education
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Climate, Human Impact, Energy Cycle, Societal Applications
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Formal, 9 - 12, General
Standards: 
ESS3.A
Keywords: 
energy, climate change
Summary: 
This is a downloadable high-resolution booklet that will give the educator in-depth background information on energy concepts. This booklet is a joint project of the Department of Energy and The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

GPM Mentorship Program - Educator Track

Lisa Milana stands at the center of a classroom of students holding up GPM water cycle handouts.
Primary Topic: 
All Topics
Type: 
Basic Page
Summary: 
The GPM Mentorship Program – Educator Track is engaging with teachers and educators from kindergarten to high-school to provide them with resources to teach students about GPM, the water cycle, and Earths weather and climate.

Water Falls: Getting the Big Picture

Water Falls - Getting the Big Picture.vtt
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Precipitation, Weather, Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
active sensing, passive sensing
Summary: 
The second spinoff video for the Science on a Sphere film "Water Falls." This video looks at the uses and advantages of remote sensing.

My NASA Data - A Map of Freshwater

GRACE water map
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Weather, Climate, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Keywords: 
freshwater, GRACE, watershed, hydrosphere
Summary: 
This My NASA Data lesson plan takes students through data from the GRACE satellite mission to help them understand where regions around the globe may experience a change in their freshwater availability.

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.

The Water Cycle

Diagram of the water cycle
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Type: 
Basic Page
Summary: 
Home page for the Water Cycle topic.

Eyes on the Earth: Vital Signs of the Planet

Eyes on Earth Thumbnail
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.

Launchpad: Global Warming - How Humans are Affecting Our Planet

Launchpad: Global Warming - How Humans are Affecting Our Planet
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Climate, Human Impact, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.D
Keywords: 
climate change, greenhouse effect, atmosphere, greenhouse gases, energy budget, radiation budget
Summary: 
Learn how the greenhouse effect keeps more of the sun's heat and energy within Earth's atmosphere causing temperatures on Earth to rise. This video explains the effect warmer temperatures are playing on Earth.

Pages