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India's Disappearing Water

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Satellites, Remote Sensing, Freshwater Resources, World Health

Type:

Video

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.C

Keywords:

hydrology, groundwater, water table, gravitational field, GRACE

Summary:

During the past decade, groundwater beneath the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan has decreased by more than 88 million acre-feet. Using NASA's twin GRACE satellites, scientists determined the rate of groundwater change in India.

NASA Earth Science: Water Cycle

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems

Type:

Article

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8

Standards:

ESS2.A, ESS2.C

Keywords:

circulation, oceans, salinity, water vapor, groundwater

Summary:

This article explains the basics behind the water cycle and includes many good visuals. It provides some good background information about our water cycle as well as providing students with many real-world applications.

Freshwater Availability Classroom Activity

Graph showing the distribution of Earth's freshwater resources

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water & Life, Remote Sensing, Freshwater Resources, World Health

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

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

Standards:

ESS3.A, ETS2.B

Keywords:

groundwater, glaciers, saline, blue marble

Summary:

This classroom activity (originally developed for the GPM Poster) will teach students about the value of Earth's freshwater resources and how important it is to study how water is transferred and stored.

Science for a Hungry World: Growing Water Problems

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Type:

Audience:

Standards:

Keywords:

agriculture, freshwater, models

Summary:

One of the biggest changes to global agriculture is less about the food itself as it is about the water we use to grow it. In some areas, farmers are using freshwater resources - including groundwater - at an alarming rate.

Earth Observatory Water Cycle Overview

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Water Properties, Societal Applications

Type:

Article

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, General

Standards:

ESS2.C

Keywords:

water vapor, freshwater, oceans, water distribution

Summary:

Water is a vital substance that sets the Earth apart from the rest of the planets in our solar system. In particular, water appears to be a necessary ingredient for the development and nourishment of life.

GPM Anime Contest Webquest Part 4: Societal Applications

Primary Topic:

All Topics

Subtopics:

Societal Applications, Floods, Landslides, Freshwater Resources, World Health

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

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

Standards:

ESS3.B, ESS3.D

Summary:

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

GPM Water Cycle Droplet Handout

Primary Topic:

Water Cycle

Subtopics:

Hydrologic Cycle, Satellites, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Image

Audience:

Outreach, Formal, General

Standards:

ESS2.C

Keywords:

GPM Core Observatory, transpiration, evaporation, groundwater

Summary:

Educational handout in the shape of a raindrop. The front shows a diagram of the water cycle, and the back has information about GPM and facts about water.