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. 

Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.

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

Students examine satellite images of a recently formed island to identify areas of erosion and deposition.

The purpose of this activity is for students to create a desktop soil profile based on the biome region of the United States where your school is located.

Ryan Turner says "My career has focused on software and software is ubiquitous, so I have been involved in many different projects. There is a lot of flexibility with software. I’ve worked on projects ranging from real-time displays of sounding rocket trajectories to enterprise messaging software tools for spacecraft operations centers." Read about the role of mentorship in his career.

Read about Dr. Valerie L. Thomas and her contributions to the Landsat program. Since her Landsat days, Thomas, who later invented and patented the Illusion Transmitter, has actively supported women in STEM. Today, she is still teaching and participating in hands-on STEM programs.

The Geosphere is associated with solid portions of the Earth. It includes the continental and oceanic crust and all other layers of the Earth's interior.  This includes all rocks, sediments and soils, surface landforms and the processes that shape the Earth's surface.