This lesson plan uses Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) radiation data to understand seasonal variations in the pattern of net energy input to the Earth system. The net amount of energy received by different parts of the Earth at different times of year determines the type of weather and climate they will experience. The net radiative flux shows the combined effect of the Sun's ... Full description.

This user-contributed lesson plan provides instructions for several activities for students to perform to study the relationship of temperature, pressure, relative humidity, and dew point in cloud formation. The lesson involves graphing of weather balloon data using Excel spreadsheet software. Full description.

This contrail ID chart is a two-page, full-color identification chart distributed as a hard copy or Adobe Acrobat file that is translated into six languages; English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Arabic. The chart is intended as a basic guide to observing contrails for scientific investigations being conducted by NASA scientists. Participants of the program will develop a clear understanding ... Full description.

This lesson plan uses NASA satellite data to correlate cloud cover over Africa to the solar declination. The four seasons on Earth have a scientific basis. The earth is tilted 23.5 degrees from vertical. This tilt and the Earth's orbit around the sun are the reasons for the seasons. Earth's tilt and orbital position cause differing angles at which the sun's rays hit the surface of the Earth. As Earth ... Full description.

This lesson plan uses NASA satellite data to contrast amounts of cloud coverage over different climate regions in Africa. It introduces the circulation pattern of Hadley Cells and the band of convergence and convection called the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ). The lesson also discusses how frequent cloud cover and precipitation occur along the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and how ... Full description.

This product is a website developed to support the GLOBE Contrail Protocol. It is a website that contains the latest information pertaining to contrails. It includes the history of contrails, the science behind contrails, and their importance to society. In addition, it also contains examples of imagery available from satellite in a contrail gallery. It provides learning resources for teachers like ... Full description.

The S'COOL Cloud Types Tutorial provides detailed information about how clouds receive their names and the importance of root words. The tutorial was designed to help students make accurate observations for the Students' Cloud Observations On-Line (S'COOL) project. In addition to naming clouds, students will also learn to associate different clouds into height groupings. Interesting facts about all ... Full description.

Afterschool Universe is an astronomy program designed for middle school children in out-of-school-time settings. The program explores basic astronomy concepts (like invisible light, telescopes) and focuses on the universe outside the solar system (stars, galaxies, black holes). Middle school students are fascinated by these topics, but rarely study them in school. By offering programming on these ... Full description.

The NASA CloudSat Mission CD ROM provides a detailed overview of the satellite, its mission, personnel, other satellites in the -A-Train-, science and technology behind the mission, launch information, and its partners.- In addition, the CD ROM contains educational activities, artwork and references, along with a glossary, video clips of CloudSat scientists and other mission personnel describing their ... Full description.

The S-COOL flyer is a two-page overview of the Student Cloud Observations On-Line (S-COOL) education project.- It covers the projects unique educational contributions, societal benefits, educational outgrowths, and scientific findings.- The flyer shows the numbers and locations of S-COOL participation and regional observation coverage. It also contains URLs for online resources (e.g., GLOBE contrail ... Full description.