In this lesson, students will use the Live Access Server to access and use historical satellite data for the Costa Rican (Central American) region. Students will examine monthly precipitation averages over three years to look for seasonal patterns. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an On-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. Full description.

This special edition DVD--introducing NASA's LRO/LCROSS mission--captures the experience in a feature video created using NASA engineering models and scientific data. Viewers will experience what is like to travel through space to land on the Moon. Along the way, they'll discover some of the differences between the Earth and the Moon and what makes our planet unique and habitable. The DVD includes ... Full description.

These curriculum support materials link the content, skills, and perspectives of Geography for Life: The National Geography Standards with NASA Earth science missions, research, and science. Mission Geography contains three distinct sets of materials for K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Full description.

This resource allows users to increase their understanding of Earth system science and the effects humans have on the global environment. The mosaics were developed primarily from data collected by the Landsat 4 and Landsat 5 satellites. This historical imagery is a record of the conditions on Earth around the year 1990. The CD was developed by NASA Stennis Space Center and the US Geological Survey. ... Full description.

This site provides a number of Landsat 7 scene subsets as LAN files that are intended for use with Purdue University's MultiSpec software. Users also have the option of downloading the Landsat images as TIFF files in four different band combinations. Links are included to download Multi-Spec, a MultiSpec tutorial, and an introduction to remote-sensing PowerPoint presentation with detailed notes. Full description.

This activity explores the relationship between the amount of water in the atmosphere available for precipitation and the actual precipitation observed by satellites. Full description.

This activity allows students to discover the link between ocean temperatures and currents as related to our concern for climate change. Full description.

This lesson plan aims to understand how Christopher Columbus made journeys across the Atlantic Ocean by examining wind patterns and data. Full description.

In this chapter, users explore relationships between air quality and population density using the image visualization tool, Google Earth. Humans discovered long ago that burning fossil fuels was a convenient way to get power. In engines for automobiles and plants that generate electricity, huge volumes of oil, gas, and coal are burned every day. Where many people live together in concentrated areas, ... Full description.

In this lesson, students use the Live Access Server to obtain real sea surface temperature data, to create maps and line graphs, and to make comparisons and conclusions about the effects of El Nino and La Nina. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an On-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. Full description.