This website features the most complete set of astronaut photography of Earth from the beginning of human spaceflight in the 1960s to the digital photographs being downlinked daily from the International Space Station. The underlying database includes over 430,000 records in 2002, with new data added daily. The pages are maintained by the data source at NASA's Johnson Space Center and include search ... Full description.

Window To My Environment (WME) is a web-based tool that provides access to a wide range of federal, state, and local information about environmental conditions and features in an area of your choice. By entering your zip code or city/town and state WME will provide an interactive map that shows the location of regulated facilities, monitoring sites, water bodies, population density, and perspective ... Full description.

This DVD is meant to be given to educators after the 16 hour training on the Tracking a Solar Storm Module of NASA's Student Observation Network. It was created to be used as a resource for content about solar storms and a quick refresher of the modules available through the Student Observation Network. Full description.

This educators guide provides content and classroom activities about galaxies, galaxy morphology, x-ray properties of galaxies, and evidence for dark matter in galaxies. These activities have been designed to be appropriate for students with a range of abilities and learning styles. The guide may be used with The Hidden Lives of Galaxies poster. Full description.

In this program, students learn about the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. They learn the many legends and myths that have revolved around the aurora throughout human history. Students also discover how NASA scientists and engineers use satellite technology to measure and analyze aurora data, as well as how Norwegian scientists study the Northern Lights by using ground-based instruments and sounding ... Full description.

Surf Your Watershed is a service to help you locate, use, and share environmental information about your state and watershed. There are four components to the site. Clickable maps, zipcode look-ups and plance name searches provide access to local watershed information. A searchable database offers information on the Adopt a Watershed campaign, a project that challenges citizens and organizations to ... Full description.

The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data. Climate data for cities and locations throughout the U.S. and around the world are available here. Products include land-based, upper air, satellite, and marine measurements of precipitation, wind, atmospheric pressure, clouds, and solar activity. Educators and government researchers can access many of ... Full description.

This Web site includes shares the images, stories and discoveries that emerge from NASA Earth science research, including its satellite missions, in-the-field research and climate models. View global maps of NASA data, check out the Image of the Day and images of current events, and read feature articles and blogs. Also includes special collections of NASA images, including the World of Change series, ... Full description.

This show tells the story of how summer fun suffers a setback when the tree house detectives discover that their favorite spot on the beach is shrinking. The detectives dig in and learn more about weathering, erosion, the rock cycle, and much more. This show is part of the NASA SCI Files series of instructional programs consisting of broadcast, print, and online elements. Emphasizing research and ... Full description.

This lesson uses NASA satellite data to contrast amounts of cloud coverage over different climate regions in Africa. An an outcome of the lesson, the student will be able to explain how Earth's major air circulations affect global weather patterns and relate local weather patterns to climate as well as identify different climate regions. Students will also describe conditions for cloud formation along ... Full description.