Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.

Students analyze the stability and change of sea level after watching a visualization of sea level height around the world. 

Students examine satellite images of an island before and after a volcanic eruption to determine the impact of the eruption.

Are you searching for resources to use with your students related to Science and Engineering Practices?  Review these graphics that will help to hone students' attention to the specific practices in science and how they relate to investigating, sense-making, and critiquing of data.

Students compare climographs for two locations to determine the most likely months to expect the emergence of mosquitoes in each location.

Students explore the spatial patterns observed in meteorological data and learn how this information is used to predict weather and understand climate behavior.

This resource collection models for you (and your students) the process of analyzing solar radiation and phytoplankton data collected by satellites in the Arctic waters. 

This video explains what a Scientifically-Interesting Story is.

This mini lesson engages students with answering questions on cause and effect relationships by watching a NASA video related to changing forests in the Pacific Northwest from 1984 to 2011.

This mini lesson helps students visualize how the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere interact to produce changes in land and sea ice.