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Real World: Monitoring Earth's Energy Budget with CERES

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Weather, Human Impact, Energy Cycle, Technology, Satellites

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.D

Keywords:

energy budget, radiation budget, atmosphere, greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint

Summary:

Learn how NASA uses a data-collecting sensor, Clouds and Earth’s Radiant Energy System, or CERES, to study clouds and make accurate measurements of energy leaving Earth.

Real World: JASON-2

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Climate, Human Impact, Technology, Satellites, Floods

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.D, ESS3.D, ETS2.A

Keywords:

oceans, El Nino, La Nina, sea level

Summary:

Learn how the satellite, Jason 2, is able to use radar waves to determine the height of sea levels and evaluate the effects of global warming.

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.

Our World: Monitoring the Earth's Climate with CERES

Primary Topic:

Weather and Climate

Subtopics:

Climate, Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.D, ETS2.A

Keywords:

clouds, CERES, atmosphere, radiation budget, energy budget

Summary:

Learn how scientists use a satellite called CERES to study the clouds and monitor Earth's climate changes.

GPM Anime Contest Webquest Part 3: Technology

Primary Topic:

All Topics

Subtopics:

Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Launch Vehicle

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ETS2.A, ETS2.B

Keywords:

GMI, DPR, GPM Core Observatory, GCPEx, Goddard Space Flight Center

Summary:

Part 3 of a 4 part webquest that teaches the basics of precipitation science and technology. Prepares students for the GPM Anime Contest.

Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Technology, Satellites, Remote Sensing, Floods

Type:

Image

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS3.B, ESS3.C

Keywords:

storms, drought, floods, natural disasters, fires

Summary:

See Landsat images before and after these natural disasters.

Using Satellites to Track Water

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Technology, STEM Careers, Floods, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Article

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, Formal

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.B

Keywords:

hydrology

Summary:

Faisal Hossain, a civil and environmental engineering professor at Tennessee Technological University, uses NASA satellite data to help Bangladeshi authorities monitor their water resources and prepare for water-related disasters.

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.

Exploring the Environment: Drought Problem

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Technology, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Formal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12

Standards:

ESS3.D

Keywords:

drought, CoCoRaHs, Texas

Summary:

This problem-based learning module takes students through a real-world scenario- drought in Texas- and has them use satellite images and other actual data to answer questions about how Texas and other states in the Great Plains should respond to the situa