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Citizen Science: Measuring and Sharing Precipitation Data with CoCoRaHS

CoCoRaHS Volunteers with rain gauges (image credit: CoCoRaHS)
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Precipitation, Weather and Climate, Data, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, K - 5, General
Keywords: 
rain gauge, citizen science, precipitation measurement, CoCoRaHs
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS2.D, ESS3.D
Summary: 
CoCoRaHS is a Citizen Science organization that helps participants collect and share precipitation data. They also assist teachers in learning how to install and use rain gauges with their students. Learn how to collect and submit measurements to CoCoRaHS
 

Cleaning Water Activity

Cleaning water thumbnail
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Formal, K - 5
Standards: 
ESS3.A
Keywords: 
filtration, water recycling
Summary: 
Design and build a water filtration system and collect data to compare water before and after filtration.
 

Melting Ice, Rising Seas

Thumbnail for Melting Ice, Rising Seas, showing ice and title text
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Water Cycle, Climate, Human Impact, Floods
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Standards: 
ESS2.A
Keywords: 
oceans, climate change, global warming, glaciers
Summary: 
Using satellites, lasers, and radar in space, and dedicated researchers on the ground, NASA is studying the Earth's ice and water to better understand how sea level rise might affect us all.