This activity allows students to examine NASA satellite observations of surface temperature and to investigate the seasonal changes of land and water temperature. Full description.

This trifold brochure explains the MY NASA DATA project for K-12 educators and citizen scientists. The brochure covers topics such as What is a microset? What kind of microsets are available? Sample Graphs. Educational Resources and Standards. How can I get help? and What is Required? It also provides contact information and guidelines on the various ways to participate in the MY NASA DATA community. ... Full description.

In this story, the GLOBE Kids are extremely excited to perform a play for the rest of the school, demonstrating what they have learned about the Earth and all of its parts. They have a glitch when they can?t decide which Earth component is the most important, but end up learning a lot about the Earth, sun, water, air, soil, and living things ? and the way these components are interconnected. Full description.

This brochure describes and promotes the S'COOL program. S'COOL, the Students' Cloud Observations On Line, is a component of NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project. Participants make ground truth measurements for the CERES experiment to compare with satellite data for the purpose of improving the satellite results. Full description.

This cloud identification chart includes explanations. It was jointly produced by NASA and NOAA. Full description.

This lesson plan describes an activity related to the S?COOL project, which provides elementary students an opportunity to review related concepts. The Students? Cloud Observations On-Line (S?COOL) project encourages students of all ages to participate in real science by reporting ground truth observations of clouds, helping to assist in the validation of NASA?s CERES satellite instruments. Full description.

In this lesson, students will collect and graph precipitation data, specifically the amount of rainfall at a locality, then compare their findings with other students' data. Full description.

The front of this poster is a cartoon profile of the atmosphere, showing the ?good and bad? roles of ozone in the stratosphere, high troposphere, mid-troposphere, and surface. The back contains six panels that can be photocopied separately. It is a classroom activity article, beginning with an explanation of ozone?s roles, and an introduction to spectroscopy. Also included are detailed instructions ... Full description.

With this lesson plan, students participate in a hands-on activity using a glass jar and other simple materials to learn the three factors required for cloud formation. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an on-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. This activity is related to the NASA CERES Students Cloud Observations Online (S'COOL) project. Full description.

With this lesson plan, students participate in a hands-on activity using a plastic bottle and other simple ingredients to learn the three factors required for cloud formation. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an on-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. This activity is related to the NASA CERES Students Cloud Observations Online (S'COOL) project. Full description.