Real World: What is Soil Moisture?
What is the connection between water, soil, and carbon cycles? The answer may be in the soil beneath your feet. See how NASA plans to measure soil moisture from space with the Soil Moisture Active Passive Mission, or SMAP. Learn to calculate soil moisture in your own backyard and discover the real world applications for this data.
Background Information
Grades 6 through 8
- NASA Soil Moisture Active Passive
- NASA JPL SMAP
Grades K through 8
- Elementary GLOBE The Scoop on Soils
Grades 6 through 12
- EarthData Soil Moisture / Water Content
Activities
Grades 6 through 8
- The GLOBE Program Soils as Sponges: How Much Water Does Soil Hold?
- GLOBE From Mudpies to Bricks
- GLOBE Getting to Know Soil
- GLOBE Just Passing Through
- GLOBE Pedosphere (Soil Moisture - SMAP, Soil Moisture - Gravimetric, Soil Moisture - Sensors)
- My NASA Data Geosphere - Soil Moisture
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Precipitation Education: Water in the Geosphere
Grades K through 8
- Elementary GLOBE Soils Module
Grades K through 12
- My NASA DATA Soils Protocol Bundle
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Precipitation Education: Water in the Geosphere. 6-8