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Graphic
US Geological Survey

Usgs Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change

For Students 9th - 10th
A remarkable website that provides satellite images of various places on earth from 1972 to present. The student can see and read about environmental changes to the earth's environment.
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Website
NOAA

Noaa: Operational Significant Event Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains satellite images from around the world organized by significant events such as dust storms, floods, severe weather, etc. Not very user friendly, but the images are there for those willing to search.
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Earth Science Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
Have fun while exploring earth science. NASA offers seven games online games: Droplet and the Water Cycle, What on Earth?, Word Puzzles, Drag 'n Drop Puzzles, Pangaea Map Game, Tectonics Quiz, and Color Me!
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Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Space Archaeology

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to be an archaeologist without leaving school? Use a computer to become a space archaeologist and identify burial sites on Earth.
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Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Third From the Sun

For Students 6th - 8th
Students learn about the history of Earth imaging, the Landsat satellite program. They develop interpretation skills as they play a game that involves inferring the subjects of various Landsat images.
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Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Engineer a Satellite

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson plan, students will construct a scale model of a satellite by researching what scientific instrument to put on it and how to power it.
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Activity
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Looking at Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides information on studying Earth from space. Content includes many satellite images, as well as information gathered for environmental research, and many educational resources.
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Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Satellite Storm Search

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate a physical model to explore how satellite data impacts weather monitoring and forecasting.
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Graphic
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Gallery: Earth From Space

For Students 9th - 10th
These satellite images of Earth shows some astonishing things about our planet and our relationship with it.
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Handout
European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Esa Kids: Earth: Natural Disasters: Satellites Help Japan

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief explanation of how satellite images are used to record and monitor the damage caused by a natural disaster, in this case the Japanese earthquake and tsunami of March 24, 2011.
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Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Physical Science

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Discovery Channel provides numerous lesson plans dealing with the physical sciences. Content is organized by grade level, but all lesson plans include suggestions for adaptations for older or younger audiences.
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Website
Fourmilab Switzerland

John Walker: View From Satellite

For Students 9th - 10th
View images of the Earth taken by various satellites that are orbiting the Earth.
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Activity
Center for Educational Technologies

Severe Weather: Hurricane Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
Hurricanes are the most powerful of storms. Using satellite images, this site allows you to plot the path of a hurricane and predict when it will strike land.