The Earth System Satellite Images help students observe and analyze global Earth and environmental data, understand the relationship among different environmental variables, and explore how the data change seasonally and over longer timescales.
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The activities in this guide will help students understand variations in environmental parameters by examining connections among different phenomena measured on local, regional and global scales.
This NASA visualization shows sea surface salinity observations (September 2011-September 2014). Students review the video and answer questions.
Air, Water, Land, & Life: A Global Perspective
Students explore the spatial patterns observed in meteorological data and learn how this information is used to predict weather and understand climate behavior.
Exploring salinity patterns is a great way to better understand the relationships between the water cycle, ocean circulation, and climate. In this mini lesson, students analyze sea surface salinity mapped plots created from the Earth System Data Explorer, paired with questions (and answers) from the Aquarius Mission. Credit: Aquarius Education
The Earth System Poster activity walks learners through global patterns and illuminates how each of the spheres is interconnected across the world. We will divide into small groups to look at maps of different parts of the earth system that have been observed by NASA satellites.
Students will watch a video on the Greenland Ice Sheet and answer questions.
This lesson walks students through the use of Landsat false-color imagery and identification of different land cover features using these as models.
This mini-lesson features time-series graphs of mean salinity at the surface for the Arctic and Antarctic regions. A series of questions guides students in their analysis.