In this mini-lesson, students analyze soil moisture quantities associated with Hurricane Harvey around Houston, Texas on August 25, 2017.
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This mini lesson focuses on Landsat satellite data and how it is used to detect changes in land use. Students will answer questions based off of a NASA Video that features how Landsat data are interpreted in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, and gives examples of the effects insects and logging have with land management.
Students analyze Landsat images of Atlanta, Georgia to explore the relationship between surface temperature and vegetation.
Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.
In this activity students will examine NASA data to determine the differences between a solar and lunar eclipse.
Students interpret a graph of surface temperatures taken from city districts and other types of communities.