This activity guide is based upon the second Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) mission, which flew on STS-56 in 1993. It probes the connection between the activities of scientists and researchers and the observable world of weather and climate. The guide is in four sections: Case History, The Search, The Motive, The Method. Full description.

These activities enable students to use remotely-sensed data- as they tackle the real-world problems and tasks found in existing Event-Based Science (EBS) modules. Remotely-sensed data are employed as an integral part of both the presentation of Earth system science concepts, and in the solutions to real-world problems. The activities emphasize the use of NASA remote-sensing data from satellites and ... Full description.

This activity guide explores the potential for global climate change to increase the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and storm surges, and the impacts that could result. Designed to teach through scientific inquiry, the activity seeks to stimulate thought about the long-term impact of a warmer planet. The activity responds to national education standards in the English language arts, geography, ... Full description.

This book cover relates the role the Great Dismal Swamp, NC, plays in the food chain. Full description.

This activity will help students understand how NASA scientists are discovering evidence of impact craters on Earth through satellite images and technology, which enables them to see landforms that we cannot see with our eyes alone. Earth and all the other planets and moons of our Solar System have been continuously pelted by asteroids and comets ever since their formation. On Earth though, wind and ... Full description.

This classroom activity explains how clouds and pollution in the atmosphere are important to climate, and the need to study whether pollution may be changing Earth's climate in undesirable ways. It introduces NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) mission. The activity includes building a MISR-lite model to demonstrate how looking at the same thing (i.e., Earth's atmosphere) from different ... Full description.

This classroom activity explains how the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites work to provide precise location information to positions on the ground, as well as to other satellites whose job is to map the surface of Earth. The activity is specifically tied to NASA's Jason-1 and Topex/Poseidon spacecraft in their mission to map ocean topography. In addition to the concepts of distance vs. time ... Full description.

This booklet includes a collection of 24 views of the Earth witnessed by NASA astronaut Dr. Kathryn Sullivan while on orbit aboard the Space Shuttle. It was adapted from a version published in Update, the newsletter of the National Geographic Society's Geography Education Program, during Fall 1991. Full description.

In this episode, the tree house detectives are troubled by a strange tremor in the area, and they decide that they need to investigate earthquakes. They delve into geography, geology, and plate tectonics to discover why they're all shook up. The NASA SCIence Files- series introduces students in grades 3-5 to NASA and integrates mathematics, science, and technology through the use of Problem-Based ... Full description.

In this activity, students work in teams to construct the components of the High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (HESSI) spacecraft model and make presentations on the results of their effort. Note: HESSI is now the Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager. Full description.