Our World: Sunsets and Atmosphere
How is NASA using SAGE III to help us learn about the air we breathe? See how the colors of sunsets tell us about the particles in the air. Find out how putting an instrument on the International Space Station will allow NASA to make repeated measurements over time to help us take better care of our atmosphere.
Background Information
Grades K through 5
- NASA Atmospheric Aerosols: What Are They, and Why Are They So Important?
- NASA SAGE III on the International Space Station
- NASA Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment (SAGE)
- NASA Earth Observatory Aerosols: Tiny Particles, Big Impact
- NASA Space Place Earth's Atmosphere
Grades K through 8
- NASA Space Place Why Is The Sky Blue?
- NASA SAGE III on the ISS: Continuing Important Observations of the Stratosphere
- NASA What's Up in the Atmosphere (Elementary GLOBE Storybook)
Activities
Grades K through 5
Grades 6 through 8
- Elementary GLOBE Air Quality