This lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in accessing current weather data and in using the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS) to specify and download historical satellite data. Students then use the data to examine the relationship between altitude, atmospheric pressure, temperature and humidity at a particular location. In this lesson, weather data from ground-based and satellite ... Full description.

This learning system provides a variety of materials on Earth and space sciences, such as images, movies, animations, and data sets. Students, teachers, and the general public can access information on the sun and space weather, astronomy, our planet and solar system, current space missions, space-related mythology and art, and geology. For teachers, there are links to tools for navigating the site, ... Full description.

The materials available here were brought together by government agencies, universities, non-profit organizations, and businesses in an effort to make Earth Science information accessible to a broader community. The Federation was established to make this a reality by encouraging and establishing the use of best science practices in the production of high quality data, information, products and services. ... Full description.

This library features teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in science and math classrooms. Engineering lessons connect real-world experiences with curricular content already taught in K-12 classrooms. The collection is searchable by keyword, grade level, or educational standard, and can be browsed by subject area, curricular unit, lessons or activities. Full description.

This poster, one in a four-part series, highlights recent images from select NASA Earth Science spacecraft and showcases related research results. The back gives a brief overview of the science and missions behind NASA's study of ICE. Full description.

This poster, one in a four-part series, highlights recent images from select NASA Earth Science spacecraft and showcases related research results. The back gives a brief overview of the science and missions behind NASA's study of LAND. Full description.

In this episode of NASA CONNECT, students learn about hurricanes and how meteorologists, weather officers, and NASA researchers use measurement and data analysis to predict severe weather such as hurricanes. NASA CONNECT is a series of free, 30-minute, standards-based, distance learning programs for students. Students will also discover how the Geostationary Imaging Fourier Transfrom Spectrometer ... Full description.

This pop-up book was designed for K-4 students. By following Echo's journey through Arizona they become more familiar with map use and remote sensing images. After completing this book, children ages 5-6 should be able to distinguish between what a satellite sees and what Echo sees, be able to identify patterns and color in the satellite image and compare these to what Echo sees, and begin to extend ... Full description.

This videotape was created to be a resource for helping to understand stratospheric ozone. The instruments aboard the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) and their measurements are described in the video and how they help in studying humankind's influence on ozone. The UARS satellite was launched in 1991 and completed its mission in 2005. The satellite was decommissioned and re-entered Earth?s ... 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.