In this activity, students explore three indicators of drought are: soil moisture, lack of precipitation, and decreased streamflows. Students investigate each of these parameters develop a sense for the effects of drought on land.

Learn about volcanic ash and watch a visualization of the Calbuco volcano to see how ash travels around the world. 

Using hourly graphs of PM 2.5 data and HYSPLIT model trajectories, students will collect evidence for the effects of fireworks on air quality.

Students will analyze and describe the relationship between air pollution and minority and poverty populations. Students will evaluate environmental problems in relation to social inequalities. 

In this lesson, students will explore the effect of aerosols on sky color and visibility by using an interactive virtual model. 

My NASA Data has recently released several new resources, story maps, for use in educational settings.