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GPM Scientists Answer Students' Questions About Global Precipitation

GPM Master Teachers and Pilot Teachers showed their students the data animation depicting six months of global precipitation, and asked their students to share their questions for NASA scientists about this new global portrait of rain and snow.

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Precipitation, Earth Systems, Weather, Tropical Cyclones, Floods, Landslides

Type:

Video

Audience:

Outreach, Informal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS2.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B

Keywords:

GPM Core Observatory, IMERG

Summary:

GPM Master Teachers and Pilot Teachers showed their students the data animation depicting six months of global precipitation, and asked their students to share their questions for NASA scientists about this new global portrait of rain and snow.

California Drought Visualization

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems, Data, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Website

Audience:

Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Keywords:

dought, snowpack, water resources, streamflow, reservoir storage

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.D

Summary:

A visualization of data about California's drought, one of the most severe droughts on record.

Master Teachers: Earth Science Missions

http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/articles/precious-freshness

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Type:

Basic Page

Summary:

Master Teacher resources for Earth science missions.

Show Me The Water

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Water & Life, Freshwater Resources, World Health

Type:

Video

Audience:

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

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.C

Keywords:

freshwater, water resources, agriculture

Summary:

This short video, derived from the Science on a Sphere film "Water Falls", explores how Earth's freshwater resources are allocated and used.

GPM Selects Master Teachers

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Type:

Article

Summary:

GPM recently completed a competitive process to select 25 teachers from around the world for its Master Teacher Program. The chosen educators will develop educational resources based on GPM's data to share with their students and school communities.

Earth's Water Delivery: No Passport Required

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems, Climate, Human Impact, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Article

Audience:

Outreach, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General

Standards:

ESS3.A

Keywords:

aquifer, water resources, water distribution, climate change, water use

Summary:

Water on Earth travels freely, without regard to borders, but it's not evenly distributed around the world, and that distribution is changing as climate changes.

Precious Freshness

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Earth Systems, Water & Life, Climate, Freshwater Resources

Type:

Article

Audience:

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

Standards:

ESS3.A, ESS3.C

Keywords:

water resources, water distribution, water conservation

Summary:

Humans need freshwater for many purposes, but it's not evenly distributed across our planet, which can create challenges for many communities.

Building for Hurricanes: Engineering Design Challenge

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Weather, Tropical Cyclones

Type:

Interactive

Audience:

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

Standards:

ETS2.B

Keywords:

engineering, hurricane damage, natural disasters

Summary:

In this engineering design challenge, students build a tower to resist a simulated hurricane.

Freshwater Availability Speaker's Toolkit

Primary Topic:

Societal Applications

Subtopics:

Water Cycle, Water & Life, Freshwater Resources, World Health

Type:

Lesson Plan

Audience:

Informal, Formal, 6 - 8, K - 5

Standards:

ESS2.C, ESS2.D, ESS3.D

Keywords:

natural resources, drought

Summary:

This Speaker ToolKit has been designed to allow presenters (scientists, engineers, etc.) to easily present to an elementary and/or middle school audience about the importance of freshwater availability.