Shows photographs taken by astronauts from space aboard the Space Shuttle. Features human-made cities, roads, airports, and dams, as well as natural settings, including oceans, rivers, mountains, and plains. Full description.

This chapter describes how to set a scale and measure distances and areas on satellite images. Using ImageJ, a freely available image analysis program that runs on most operating systems, users set the spatial calibration of image, then select and measure distances and areas on the image. The measurement results are reported in real-world units. The technique is most useful and accurate for nadir ... Full description.

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, wind and water have eroded away most of the evidence; various other geologic processes have concealed it; oceans and vegetation now cover much of the rest. This activity will help your students understand how NASA scientists are discovering evidence ... Full description.

This resource consists of an interdisciplinary unit using remote-sensing techniques and data (Landsat, aerial photos, and MultiSpec image processing software) to investigate urban sprawl and its consequences in the Washington, D.C. region. The unit design can be customized to suit other problems besides urban growth using the same techniques. The lessons can be implemented in only the science classroom ... Full description.

Using the US Digital Landsat Mosaics, we can increase our 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 as they orbited the Earth ten or more years ago. This historical imagery is a valuable record of the conditions on Earth around the year 1990. The CD ... Full description.

Earth Update 2006 is a graphical interface on CD-ROM, which allows access to Earth science information, animations, games and activities for K-12. It is organized by spheres: atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and cryosphere; the modules can be run alone, or as a linked system. Each sphere contains a library of hot topics, general topics and images that can be updated over the Internet, ... Full description.

Mission Geography 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 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 CD-ROM brings Earth system science concepts to life in the classroom by challenging students to conduct modern ecosystem research as it really happens. The multimedia learning tool engages students in a research expedition on the Amazon River flood plain, where they apply modern chemical techniques and evaluate satellite data to discover the role of the flood plain in the trophic ecology of Amazon ... Full description.

The American Museum of Natural History developed Science Seekers -- a middle school product that includes CD-ROMs, teacher's guides, and hands-on kits. In Hidden in Rocks, students play a team of science problem-solvers on special assignment-to learn about rock types and rock formations as they explore how scientists use satellite visualizations to help them identify rocks that might contain fossils. ... Full description.