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MY NASA DATA: How Much Water is Available in the Atmosphere for Precipitation?

This lesson explores the relationship between the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere available for precipitation and actual precipitation levels.
Keywords: Water vapor, Precipitation
Audience: Middle school, Grade 7, Middle school, Grade 8, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Atmosphere, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
Materials Cost: Free
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Solar Week Monday: The Effect on Earth

This is an online reading associated with activities during Solar Week, a twice-yearly event in March and October during which classrooms are able to interact with scientists studying the Sun.
Audience: Elementary school, Upper elementary, Grade 5, Middle school, Grade 6, Middle school, Grade 7, Middle school, Grade 8, High school, Grade 9
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science
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Calculator Controlled Robots: Hands-on Mathematics and Science Discovery Educator Guide

Using a graphing calculator and a Norland Research calculator robot, students create programs in TI-BASIC to direct their robot through a variety of tasks. Ten robot missions and three exploration extensions are included in this lesson booklet.
Audience: Middle school, High school, Grade 9, Informal education, Middle school programming, Informal education, High school programming
Topic: Mathematics
Materials Cost: Over $20
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Space Place: Make a Star Finder

Learners will make a "star finder" toy and play a game to find a constellation in the night sky.
Audience: Elementary school, Upper elementary, Informal education, Youth public
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Cosmic Survey: What are Your Ideas About the Universe?

In this activity, a three-part questionnaire launches students into discussions about where objects in space are located, and when they formed - an introduction to the concepts of structure and evolution of the universe.
Keywords: Pre-assessment
Audience: Middle school, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Size and scale
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The Scoop on Soils

This science-based storybook provides an introduction to soil description and sampling. Simon, Anita and Dennis follow their dog, Scoop, and find themselves in the middle of an adventure in soil.
Keywords: Soil profile, Earth system science, Graphic novel, Reading
Audience: Elementary school, Primary elementary, Kindergarten, Elementary school, Primary elementary, Grade 1, Elementary school, Primary elementary, Grade 2, Elementary school, Upper elementary, Grade 3, Elementary school, Upper elementary, Grade 4
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Geology, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Landforms/geography, Earth and space science, Earth structure, Vegetation/land cover, The nature of science, The scientific process
Materials Cost: Free
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We're All Connected

In these activities, students continue to explore the idea of interaction among Earth components as they identify processes in the Earth system and indicate how they illustrate an interaction between two of the Earth system components.
Keywords: Earth system science, Characteristics of organisms, Organisms and their environments, Properties of Earth materials
Audience: Elementary school, Primary elementary, Kindergarten, Elementary school, Primary elementary, Grade 1, Elementary school, Primary elementary, Grade 2, Elementary school, Upper elementary, Grade 3, Elementary school, Upper elementary, Grade 4
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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My Spacecraft and Cassini

This is a lesson about spacecraft design. Learners will hear the NASA solutions to the problems they wrote about in an earlier lesson. They will then write a nonfiction piece comparing their spacecraft to Cassini, and share their writing with the class.
Audience: Elementary school, Upper elementary
Topic: Earth and space science, Solar system, Planets, Engineering and technology, Aircraft, probes, satellites and/or spacecraft, The nature of technology, The design process
Materials Cost: 1 cent - $1
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Beyond the Solar System

This is a unit in 7-8 sessions about objects outside of our solar system, including galaxies and the universe. Learners will investigate the contents of the universe, why light years are used to measure distances in space, the lifespan of a star, and detecting extrasolar planets.
Audience: Middle school
Topic: Earth and space science, Astronomy, Stars, nebulae and galaxies, Earth and space science, Solar system, Planetary science, The nature of science, The scientific process
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Make a Watershed Model

Students will create a three-dimensional model from a two-dimensional topographic map.
Audience: Elementary school, Middle school, Middle school, Grade 7, Middle school, Grade 8, High school
Topic: Earth and space science, Earth structure, Ocean and water, Engineering and technology, Image processing and visualization, Engineering and technology, Remote sensing
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