Science and Exploration Education Resources

Featured Education Resources

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Goddard Internship Video

Goddard Senior Intern Grace Montalvo produced this video about internships at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., during her time at the center in summer 2012.
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Visualization Explorer

This is the NASA Visualization Explorer—the coolest way to get stories about NASA's exploration of the Earth, sun, moon, planets and universe delivered right to your iPad.

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Aqua Cool Science

A highly interactive site describing the AQUA satellite mission.
[ Science and Technology: Understanding about science and technology (9-12) ]
[ Earth and Space Science: Energy in the earth system (9-12) ]
[ Physical Science: Interactions of energy and matter (9-12) ]
[ Science and Technology: Understanding about science and technology (5-8) ]
[ Earth and Space Science: Structure of the earth system (5-8) ]
[ Physical Science: Transfer of energy (5-8) ]
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Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity from Space Website

The Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity from Space website contains classroom activities for students in grades K-12. Aquarius is the first satellite to measure global sea surface salinity.
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Chesapeake Bay Flyover and Watershed Region

Chesapeake Bay Flyover and Watershed Region animation with city and river labels
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Dr. Soil

Beginning level learning activity that introduces the soil
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Earth Observatory Image of the Day

Earth Observatory Image of the day highlights a new image of our planet daily, with explanatory text.
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Earth to Sky

Earth to Sky is a partnership between the science and interpretation/education communities of NPS, FWS and NASA to enrich the experiences of millions of park visitors.
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Echo the Bat

An illustrated story about how a baby bat learns about remote sensing.
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Educational Global Climate Modeling

The EdGCM Project provides a research-quality global climate model with a user-friendly interface that runs on desktop computers. Anyone can explore the subject of climate change using the same methods and tools that scientists employ.
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Goddard Internship Video

Goddard Senior Intern Grace Montalvo produced this video about internships at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., during her time at the center in summer 2012.
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ICESat/GLAS 9 Squares

Take the Challenge! Unscramble the graphics and see if you qualify for our "Top Ten" List!
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ICESat/GLAS Concentration

Test your memory skills!
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ICESat/GLAS Crossword Puzzle

Answer clues and solve the puzzle
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ICESat/GLAS Quizzes

Test your ICESat/GLAS knowledge
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ICESat/GLAS Tic Tac Toe

A different spin on an old favorite
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iGETT: Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training

The iGETT website provides no-cost resources for instructors who are familiar with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and want to integrate remote sensing data into their teaching.
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Landsat Education

Landsat Education and Outreach Program page
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Practical Uses of Math And Science

A collection of brief examples showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 can be used in interesting settings, including everyday life.
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Precipitation Education Website

This website, presented by NASA’s Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission, provides students and educators with resources to learn about Earth’s water cycle, weather and climate, and the technology and societal applications of studying them.
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Save the Forest

A forest fire is spreading and NASA needs your help to use satellites to track and stop the fire!
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Scale Model of Sun and Earth

Download an activity file (pdf - 500KB) to explore the relative size of Sun and Earth as well as the distance between them.
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Scale Model of Sun and Earth (en Español)

Download an activity file (pdf - 500 KB en Español) that explores the relative size of Sun and Earth as well as the distance between them.
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Soil Cake Recipe

Here's a delicious dessert you can really "shovel" in!
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Soil Poems

Soil poems written by students
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Soil Science Education Home Page

Soil Science Resources page with information and fun activities
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Soil Songs (Rock 'N Soil)

A soil scientist shares his love for the soil in song.

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