Background information on soil moisture.

Students model Earth's tectonic plate movement and explore the relationship between these movements and different types of volcanoes.

The purpose of this activity is to have students use an Earth Systems perspective to identify the various causes associated with changes to Earth's forests as they review Landsat imagery of site locations from around the world.

Students review Earth System phenomena that are affected by soil moisture.  They analyze and evaluate maps of seasonal global surface air temperature and soil moisture data from NASA satellites. Building from their observations, students will select a location in the U.S.

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

The My NASA Data visualization tool, Earth System Data Explorer (ESDE), helps learners visualize complex Earth System data sets over space and time. Visit this page to review the datasets we have available to you and their organization by Earth System sphere, science variable, dataset name, and start/end dates. 

Examine the images to see the projected differences in land use between 1900 and 2100. 

This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.

This page explains the purpose of interactives in My NASA Data and how they can be incorporated into instruction and support learning.

Compare images from two volcanic eruptions in the Kuril Islands which occurred ten years apart and complete a graphic organizer for impacts on different Earth spheres.