NASA's CloudSat is an Earth System Science Pathfinder mission. The CloudSat satellite uses a special cloud-profiling radar to study clouds and precipitation to gain valuable data on global climate variation. The NASA CloudSat Mission CD-ROM provides a detailed overview of the satellite, its mission, personnel, other satellites in the "A-Train," science and technology behind the mission, launch information, ... Full description.

This poster/handout features coincident images from data taken of 3 Atlantic hurricanes. The images exhibit various combinations of spectral bands, and resolutions. Text on the front assists the user to understand what the images display. Background information is provided on the reverse side of the handout about the hurricane energetics, as expressed by winds and rainfall. Additional information ... Full description.

The Elementary GLOBE unit is designed to introduce K-4 students to the study of Earth System Science (ESS). The storybooks form an instrumental unit that addresses ESS and related subjects including weather, hydrology, phenology, and soils. The science content provided in the books serves as a springboard to GLOBE?s scientific protocols, and also provides student with a meaningful introduction to ... Full description.

The Aura Ozone Monitoring Lithograph describes where ozone is found, how ozone is formed, and the effects of ozone on biological processes. How and why NASA studies ozone is covered along with how individuals can monitor ground level (tropospheric) ozone by starting their own ozone-monitoring garden. Full description.

Meteorology: An Educator's Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9 is written as a supplement to existing Earth and space science curricula for grades 5-9. The guide may be used in both formal and informal educational settings as well as at home. It should be used in conjunction with lectures, discussions, textbooks and other teaching material. This guide is not intended to be a complete ... Full description.

This video tells the story from inception to launch of NASA's quick scatterometer project (QuikSCAT). It gives a behind-the scenes look at engineers, scientists, and technicians working together to solve problems and successfully accomplish goals. Length:25:22. Full description.

This bookmark on ozone includes a Web address for additional information and resources. Full description.

This bookmark on natural and human impacts on climate includes a Web address for additional information and resources. Full description.

A 26-slide PowerPoint introduction to methods of analyzing student cloud observations reported to the S'COOL project; and also for analyzing corresponding student observation/satellite retrieval pairs. Available from the S'COOL Web site. Full description.

K-12 students from all over the world are participating in the GLOBE program by taking environmental measurements at their schools and sharing their data via the Internet. NASA scientists use GLOBE data in their research and provide feedback to the students. GLOBE observations and measurements are in the following study areas: atmosphere/climate, hydrology, land cover/biology, soils and phenology. ... Full description.