This informational brochure was specifically designed as a fun follow-up take-home activity for teen and adult audiences in informal education venues where they have experienced related space science programming. It allows them to encounter ideas of size and scale in the universe at their own pace. 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 poster features several of the NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers, plus suggestions for using the series in the classroom. The series of online articles features NASA explorers, young and old, with many backgrounds and interests. Most articles are written for three different reading levels: grades K-4, grades 5-8, and grades 9-12 and up. Full description.

This user?s guide contains background science and technology information for the magnetometer program across the country known as the Geomagnetic Event Observatory Network by Students (GEONS). It describes the role that terrestrial magnetism plays in shaping a number of important Earth systems. It also explains the basic operating principles behind magnetometers ? particularly the system used in the ... Full description.

This online journal of one-page examples illustrates how math and science concepts are actually used in everyday life. Practical Uses of Math and Science (PUMAS) examples may be activities, anecdotes, descriptions of neat ideas, formal exercises, puzzles or demonstrations, written primarily by scientists. They are intended to help K-12 teachers enrich their presentation of science and math in the ... Full description.

This guide was produced for science writers and the media and profiles several Landsat 7 research projects, and provides background and contact information. Landsat 7 is advancing several areas of Earth science, mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics. including monitoring croplands and mapping Antarctic ice streams. Full description.

This guide was produced for science writers and the media and provides research profiles, as well as extensive background and contact information for NASA?s Terra spacecraft. Terra?s launch marked a new era of comprehensive monitoring of the Earth's atmosphere, oceans and continents from a single space-based platform. Data from the five Terra instruments are creating continuous, long-term records ... Full description.

This product provides an introduction to understanding and interpreting satellite images. Beginning with two short chapters on visible satellite images and radiation, the book then covers six key Earth-atmosphere variables on topics including the Antarctic ozone hole, El Nino, deforestation, the missing carbon dilemma, and the effects of sea ice, snow cover and volcanoes on atmospheric temperatures. ... Full description.

This NASA fact sheet describes careers and training in atmospheric science and provides links to additional resources. Full description.

This two-page fact sheet provides an overview of the Deep Impact Mission. The science objectives, implementation and description of the spacecraft are discussed. Full description.