This lesson walks students through the use of Landsat false-color imagery and identification of different land cover features using these as models.
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Students will explore the relationship between Nitrogen Dioxide and Precipitation in Earth's atmosphere. They will explore the data provided, make a claim, and complete a slide guided by a rubric.
Students will analyze a line graph that shows how the surface temperature and air temperature values change over the course of 24 hours.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
The advance-and-retreat cycle of snow cover drastically changes the whiteness and brightness of Earth. Using two maps created using NASA satellite data for 2017, students review the seasonal differences of snow and ice extent and answer questions on their observations.
Compare pictures of different volcanoes. Then visit NASA's Space Place to learn about volcanoes and answer questions about volcanic eruptions.
Students analyze diagrams showing the effects of clouds on Earth’s Radiation and answer the questions that follow. This mini lesson is designed to help students analyze the interaction between clouds and Earth's incoming and outgoing energy.
Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.
The Earth System Satellite Images, along with the Data Literacy Cubes, helps the learner identify patterns in a specific image.