The purpose of this activity is for students to create a desktop soil profile based on the biome region of the United States where your school is located.
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Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
How can a series of Landsat images help scientists estimate a forest’s age over time?
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Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
This activity is modified from the USDA/US Forest Services' lesson found in the Natural Inquirer newsletter. The purpose of this hands-on activity is to engage students in a similar process for monitoring forests as NASA scientists use to study the Biosphere, whereby they apply what they kn
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
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.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students review Earth System phenomena that are affected by soil moisture. They analyze and evaluate maps of seasonal global surface air temperature and soil moisture data from NASA satellites. Building from their observations, students will select a location in the U.S.