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MY NASA DATA: 1492--Using Data to Explain a Journey
No full textThis lesson plan aims to understand how Christopher Columbus made journeys across the Atlantic Ocean by examining wind patterns and data. Educational levels: Middle school
MY NASA DATA: Analysis of Atmospheric Conditions for a High Mountain Retreat
No full textThis lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in accessing current weather data and in using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) to specify and download historical satellite data. Students then use the data to examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. In this lesson, weather data from ground-based and satellite observations are analyzed for a real world application -- to plan a high mountain retreat in Tibet. Students compare current weather balloon data for a specific location with historical weather data generated using LAS. Students are asked to gather data for several months throughout the year for comparison. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links, sample graphs, follow-up questions, extensions, and teacher notes. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
La Heliosfera
Get PDFThis lithograph introduces users to the fact that the Solar System has an interstellar boundary called the heliosphere. It includes an interactive activity. This lithograph supports a full-length planetarium show about the IBEX mission and the boundary of the Solar System. Each short activity/product helps to build awareness and engagement in the science and engineering aspects of the mission that is reinforced as visitors choose to participate in more activities, including viewing the Show and mission Web site. Users can look at the diagram of the heliosphere on the front, read information about the heliosphere on the back, and then use the lithograph as part of a model of the heliosphere that uses water to represent solar wind. The lithograph also includes information about NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, which will make the first map of the Solar System’s boundary. This is a Spanish-language translation of an English-language product (which passed review in 2008), titled: The Heliosphere. Educational levels: Informal education
Comment on Cloud Protocols
No full textThis resource supports the following Texas Science standard for grades [K]: Chapter 112. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Science; Subchapter A. Elementary; §112.2 Knowledge and skills; (K.6) Science concepts. The student knows that systems have parts and are composed of organisms and objects. ASNID[S10109C7]
Comment on Earthquakes
No full textThis lab looks great and I really looked forward to sharing it with three other teachers in my dept. - BUT I am disappointed to find that it only works on Macs!
El Nino
No full textThe El Niño Southern Oscillation is a climatic cycle that is characterized by reduced easterly winds around the Pacific equator. Without these winds, warm water accumulates off the coast of South America and slowly spreads across the Pacific. Higher than normal temperatures, shown as orange and red in the animation, alter global precipitation, ocean and atmospheric circulation. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division
Polar Ice Changes
No full textThis animation shows three years of sea ice concentration data, as observed by the NASA QuikSCAT satellite. Notice how the North Pole ice minimum is at the opposite time of the year as the South Pole's. This difference is cause by the axis of Earth's rotation creating different seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division
Comment on Dynamic Earth
No full textI used this website in my 9th grade earth science class. It is quite engaging and interactive.
Nasa Explains Dust Bowl Drought
No full textUsing a computer model developed with modern-era satellite data, NASA scientists provide an explanation for one of the worst climatic events in the history of the United States, the "Dust Bowl" drought, which devastated the Great Plains and all but dried up an already depressed American economy in the 1930's. Videos and simulations support the study findings and provide foundation for classroom discussion regarding future impact on climate. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, General public
Anytime Lesson Plan: Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise
No full textIn this lesson, students will practice the steps involved in a scientific investigation as they learn why ice formations on land, not those on water, will cause a rise in sea level upon melting. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school