Grade Level: 6-8
Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
In this activity, students will model the geometry of solar eclipses using quarters to represent the Sun and Moon (not to scale).
Students will use NASA Satellite data of aerosol optical depth and sulfur dioxide as a tool to find evidence of volcanic activity at Kilauea, HI.
This USGS activity leads students to an understanding of what remote sensing means and how researchers use it to study changes to the Earth’s surface, such as deforestation.