Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.

Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.

Students review a video that models the global impact of smoke from fires to develop an understanding of how models can be used to interpret and forecast phenomena in the Earth System. 

This mini lesson engages students in watching a NASA video related to accumulated dust that makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest using NASA's CALIPSO satellite. Students will examine a model and answer questions related to dust transport and the introduction of phosphorus to the soils of the Amazon.

Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.  

This lesson contains a card sort activity that challenges students to predict relative albedo values of common surfaces. 

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