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The GLOBE Earth System Poster Learning Activities

Primary Topic: 
Technology
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Satellites, Remote Sensing
Type: 
Lesson Plan
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8, General
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D, ESS3.C, ESS3.D, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
climate change, cloud coverage, global data sets, models, infrared radiation
Summary: 
The activities in this guide will help students understand variations in environmental parameters by examining connections among different phenomena measured on local, regional and global scales.

Create a Sphere with Precipitation Climatology

Thumbnail for the create a sphere resource
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Climate
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Outreach, General
Keywords: 
climatology, globe, TRMM data
Summary: 
An activity in which students will cut and fold paper to create a 3D sphere which displays precipitation climatology.

The Water Cycle: Heating the Ocean

Multiple Earth's showing different heat visualizations
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Climate, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
cryosphere, ice, permafrost, sea ice, ocean currents, glaciers, satellites
Summary: 
Explore the solar heating of the ocean in part one of a series on the water cycle. The animations show multiple views of the solar heating of the oceans, a picture of this first stage of water's cyclical journey from sea to air to land, and back again.

A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009

Chart showing sea ice decline
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Hydrologic Cycle, Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Energy Cycle
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.C
Keywords: 
cryosphere, ice, permafrost, sea ice, ocean currents, glaciers, satellites
Summary: 
The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. This animation shows fluctuations in the cryosphere.

NASA Earth Science: Weather

TRMM image of a tropical cyclone
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Weather, Technology
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Informal, 6 - 8, 9 - 12
Keywords: 
climate variability, NOAA, TRMM
Standards: 
ESS2.A, ESS2.D
Summary: 
This website offer teachers and their students some background on how NASA is supporting the study of Earth's weather systems. There is a good image of TRMM data being used to understand tropical storms, and links to other websites with additional info.

Where the Rain Falls: Can Understanding Rain Enable Change?

Person in the desert
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Weather and Climate, Floods, Freshwater Resources, World Health
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Keywords: 
climate change, agriculture
Standards: 
ESS3.C, ESS3.D
Summary: 
This website describes a study that is being conducted to understand the complexities of rainfall patterns and their effects on food security and human mobility.

Assessing Drought in the United States

Assessing Drought in the United States
Primary Topic: 
Societal Applications
Subtopics: 
Water & Life, Weather and Climate, Weather, Climate, Data, Freshwater Resources
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, 9 - 12, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS3.A, ESS3.B
Keywords: 
drought, citizen science, drought severity, precipitation variability
Summary: 
This short animation from the Community Collaborative Rain Hail and Snow Network shows how decision makers use a variety of data and in-person reports to assess the drought conditions across the United States.

Beautiful Earth: Floods and Landslides

Beautiful Earth: Floods and Landslides
Primary Topic: 
Weather and Climate
Subtopics: 
Precipitation, Climate, Satellites, Floods, Landslides, Forecasting, World Health
Type: 
Video
Audience: 
Informal, 6 - 8
Standards: 
ESS2.C, ESS3.B, ESS3.D, ETS2.A, ETS2.B
Keywords: 
GPM, soil, extreme events
Summary: 
GPM Application Science Lead, Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, explains how landslides and floods occur, and how satellite imagery is used in understanding these disasters.

Sea Level Rise iQuest

Illustration of sea level rise and building sea walls.
Primary Topic: 
Water Cycle
Subtopics: 
Earth Systems, Weather and Climate, Climate, Human Impact, Satellites
Type: 
Interactive
Audience: 
Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.B, ESS3.C
Summary: 
In this IQuest, you will explore resources to help you learn about the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, the science behind sea level rise, and the STEM related careers of several of the scientists and engineers involved with this effort.

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

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