Browse Formal Resources

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, General

Summary:

NASA’s Earth observations have a significant impact on the food we eat and drink. The NASA At Your Table campaign creates awareness of the many ways in which these data are being used by a variety of stakeholders to help get food and drink to your table..

Predicting Earth's Climate with NASA Data

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Subtopics:

Earth Systems, Climate, Satellites, Data, Forecasting

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Audience:

Outreach, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5

Summary:

A collection of resources exploring how NASA satellites like GPM can help monitor and predict Earth's climate.

Sea Level Rise iQuest

Illustration of sea level rise and building sea walls.

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Climate, Human Impact, Satellites

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Audience:

Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS3.B, ESS3.C

Summary:

In this IQuest, you will explore resources to help you learn about the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, the science behind sea level rise, and the STEM related careers of several of the scientists and engineers involved with this effort.

2020 Hurricane Season StoryMap

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Subtopics:

Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Satellites, Data

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hurricanes, tropical storms, hurricane season

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Learn all about hurricanes, the most violent storms on Earth, and how NASA uses satellites to study and understand these storms.

My NASA Data - Data Literacy Cubes

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Remote Sensing, Data

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Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5, General

Summary:

Using the My NASA Data Literacy Cubes will enhance students exploration of graphs, maps, and datasets to enrich their observations and inferences. The cubes offer an interactive and engaging way for participants to explore graphs, maps, and datasets.

My NASA Data - Hurricanes as Heat Engines

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Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Data

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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.

My NASA Data - Seasonal Science: Building Claims from Evidence

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Subtopics:

Weather, Climate, Data

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Audience:

surface temperature, Solar Radiation, climate change, seasons

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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.

My NASA Data - A Map of Freshwater

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Weather, Climate, Freshwater Resources

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Keywords:

freshwater, GRACE, watershed, hydrosphere

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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.

My NASA Data - Comparing Data Displays by Counting Tropical Cyclones

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Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing, Data

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In this lesson, students will learn how to compare data displays related to tropical cyclones to identify patterns and relationships in the data. They will be able to create their own data displays or use the ones provided.

My NASA Data - Hurricane Dynamics

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Subtopics:

Weather, Remote Sensing, Data

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Article

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