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Our World: Cool Clouds

Thumbnail for Our World: Cool Clouds
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Precipitation, Weather
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, K - 5, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
water vapor, condensation, clouds, atmosphere, cloud types
Summary: 
Learn how clouds are formed and watch an experiment to make a cloud using liquid nitrogen.

Assessing Drought in the United States

Assessing Drought in the United States
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Water & Life, Weather and Climate, Weather, Climate, Data, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
drought, citizen science, drought severity, precipitation variability
Summary: 
This short animation from the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network shows how decision makers use a variety of data and in-person reports to assess the drought conditions across the United States.

My NASA Data - Seasonal Science: Building Claims from Evidence

My NASA Data - Seasonal Science: Building Claims from Evidence
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Climate, Data
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Keywords: 
surface temperature, Solar Radiation, climate change, seasons
Summary: 
Students will analyze surface temperature and solar radiation data to construct explanations about the relationship of seasons and temperature to the amount of solar energy received on Earth’s surface.

What is a Hurricane, Typhoon, or Tropical Cyclone?

Tropical cyclone viewed from above
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Tropical Cyclones
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
tropical cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons
Summary: 
Teaches about what a tropical cyclone is, and how "Hurricane", "Typhoon", and "Cyclone" are all different words for the same phenomena.

Dive Into a 360-View of Hurricane Maria

Dive Into a 360-View of Hurricane Maria
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Summary: 
For the first time in 360 degrees, this data visualization takes you inside a hurricane. The precipitation satellite has an advanced radar that measures both liquid and frozen water. Click and drag to look around.

Real World: Hurricane Hunters

Real World: Hurricane Hunters
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Tropical Cyclones, STEM Careers, Forecasting
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
hurricane, temperature, air pressure
Summary: 
This NASA video segment focuses on how scientists use satellites to collect data. These sets of data are then analyzed and used to predict storms.

My NASA Data - Hurricane Dynamics

Photo of hurricane from space
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Summary: 
Learn all about hurricanes, the most violent storms on Earth.

Where do Hurricanes get their Energy?

Where do Hurricanes get their Energy?
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Tropical Cyclones, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.D, ESS3.B, ETS2.A
Keywords: 
extreme weather, hurricanes, tropical cyclones, satellites, latent heat
Summary: 
How do hurricanes get their energy? NASA hurricane scientist Dr. Jeff Halverson explains how hurricanes draw energy from the ocean surface.

My NASA Data - Hurricanes as Heat Engines

Hurricanes as Heat Engines screenshot
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Data
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Summary: 
Students will use various visualizations (i.e. images, charts, and graphs) to explore the energy exchange that occurs when hurricanes extract heat energy from the ocean.

Real World: Monitoring Earth's Energy Budget with CERES

Real World: Monitoring Earth's Energy Budget with CERES
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Human Impact, Energy Cycle, Technology, Satellites
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
energy budget, radiation budget, atmosphere, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint
Summary: 
Learn how NASA uses a data-collecting sensor, Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System, or CERES, to study clouds and make accurate measurements of energy leaving Earth.

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