Browse Water Properties Resources

Browse Water Properties Resources

Looking at Storms in 3D

Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Water Properties, Weather, Tropical Cyclones
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Summary: 
Requires access to a 3D printer. Learn how to use our 3D printed GPM data to teach about the structure of storms.

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.

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.

Ground Validation and OLYMPEX Webquest – Elementary Version

Ground Validation and OLYMPEX Webquest – Elementary Version
Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Water Properties, STEM Careers, Data, Societal Applications, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Formal, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
OLYMPEX, ground validation, rain gauge, radar, airborne instruments, rain shadow
Summary: 
You will learn how we measure rain and snow from the ground and from space using satellites, and why we need to check the data using ground validation. This particularly relates to the OLYMPEX Field Campaign.

Earth Wheel iQuest

This IQuest has been created to take you on a journey that allows you to discover how water, the single most important ingredient for life as we know it, moves through Earth’s systems. We will also learn how NASA is able to follow the water as it moves in and out of its three phases during its travels, and why this is vital to our existence.
Primary Topic: 
All Topics
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Water Properties, Earth Systems, Water & Life, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Formal, General
Keywords: 
freshwater
Summary: 
This IQuest has been created to take you on a journey that allows you to discover how water, the single most important ingredient for life as we know it, moves through Earth’s systems.

Water's Family Tree: Where Did it Come From?

Water's Family Tree: Where Did it Come From?
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Water Properties, Earth Systems, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Article
Audience: 
Outreach, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
chemistry of water, water formation
Summary: 
Read about the chemistry of water and how scientists believe it formed and came to be found on Earth.

The Anatomy of a Raindrop

The Anatomy of a Raindrop
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Water Properties, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, General
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
rain, raindrops, drop size, drop distribution, microphysics
Summary: 
Contrary to popular belief, raindrops are not tear shaped and are actually shaped like the top of a hamburger bun, round on the top and flat on the bottom. This new video from GPM explains why.

Rain Gauge Activity

Rain Gauge Activity
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Precipitation, Water Properties, Data, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Outreach, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D
Keywords: 
rain gauge, measurement, engineering
Summary: 
In this hands-on inquiry-based activity, students face an engineering challenge based on real-world applications. They are tasked with developing a tool they can use to measure the amount of rain that falls each day.

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.

The Thermohaline Circulation - The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt

The Thermohaline Circulation - The Great Ocean Conveyor Belt
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Water Properties, Earth Systems, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.C
Keywords: 
ocean, density, salinity, ocean temperature, ocean circulation, thermohaline, ocean currents
Summary: 
The oceans are mostly composed of warm salty water near the surface over cold, less salty water in the ocean depths. These two regions don't mix except in certain special areas, which creates a large slow current called the thermohaline circulation.

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