Students explore the spatial patterns observed in meteorological data and learn how this information is used to predict weather and understand climate behavior.
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Students observe monthly images of changing vegetation patterns, looking for seasonal changes occurring throughout 2017. These data can be used by students to develop their own models of change.
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.
Conduct this modified EO Kids mini-lesson with your students to explore the phenomenon of Urban Heat Island Effect.
Students collect and analyze temperature data to explore what governs how much energy is reflected.
Students will analyze how surface (skin) temperatures vary across a community and determine what factors contribute to this variation. Students will describe how human activity can affect the local environment.
Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
Students model Earth's tectonic plate movement and explore the relationship between these movements and different types of volcanoes.
NASA Earth Observations (NEO) strives to make global satellite imagery as accessible as possible. Here you can browse and download imagery of satellite data from NASA's constellation of Earth Observing System satellites.
Students observe seasonal images of Monthly Leaf Area, looking for any changes that are occurring throughout the year.