The Climate Change and Human Health project is designed to provide educators with the resources to engage high school students in critical thinking about climate change and the potential impact on human health across the planet.

Where the Rain Falls: Can Understanding Rain Enable Change?

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.

EROS Image of the Week: Natural Disasters

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Human Impact, Satellites, Floods, Landslides

Type:

Website

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Keywords:

USGS

Standards:

ESS3.B, ESS3.C

Summary:

View before and after images of natural disasters and human impact in various locations around the world.

Hurricane / Tropical Cyclones: Technologies

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Weather and Climate, Tropical Cyclones, Remote Sensing

Type:

Website

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12

Keywords:

hurricanes, GPS, airborne science, altimitry

Standards:

ESS2.A

Summary:

This website explores the technologies used to study and understand tropical cyclones.

Listening to Water: Using Underwater Microphones to Measure Ocean Rainfall

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Technology

Type:

Website

Audience:

Informal, Formal, General

Keywords:

atmosphere, oceans, raindrops

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Summary:

Find out how scientists use the distinct sounds made underwater by different size raindrops to measure rainfall.

NASA S'COOL: Students' Cloud Observations On-Line

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Weather and Climate, Weather

Type:

Website

Audience:

Informal, Formal, K - 5, General

Keywords:

clouds, atmosphere, water vapor, evaporation, condensation, CERES

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS2.D

Summary:

The S'COOL Project involves students (ages 5 - 20+) in real science, making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds to assist in the validation of NASA's CERES satellite instruments. Includes lesson plans and other related materials.

EarthKAM - Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students

Primary Topic:

Technology

Subtopics:

Remote Sensing, STEM Careers

Type:

Website

Audience:

Outreach, Formal, 6 - 8

Keywords:

International Space Station, Earth observing

Standards:

ESS3.C

Summary:

An educational outreach program allowing middle school students to take pictures of our Earth from a digital camera on board the International Space Station. Educators must register in order to participate in EarthKAM missions and request photos of Earth.