Curated OER
Clouds and Solar Radiation
Students examine how clouds affect incoming solar radiation. They compare and contrast satellite images and incoming solar radiation measurements as methods to provide information about clouds.
American Association of Physics Teachers
Com Padre Digital Library: Open Source Physics: Newton's Mountain Model
A science simulation launches a projectile from the top of a mountain testing Newton's theory introduced in Principia.
Other
Nesdis: Investigating Oceans: Algae Blooms
Explore how scientists use satellite data to detect and monitor Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs). HABs can be toxic to both humans and marine life. Students will learn how to read and interpret satellite images to better understand HAB events.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Teaching Math & Science in Age of Sputnik
Why did the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik throw the fields of mathematics and science into tremendous demand in the United States? Find the many ways this revolutionary event impacted children from the 1950s to become the...
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Ice on Europa
With the exception of Earth, Europa currently appears to be the only body in the solar system which potentially harbors a global ocean of liquid water. The possibility of liquid water raises the possibility of life, as well. This NASA...
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Galileo
A well-indexed collection of NASA images taken by the Galileo spacecraft. Images include the spacecraft itself prior to launch and all of the solar system objects this incredible mission has visited.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Ganymede
NASA offers acollection of the best images of Ganymede taken by Voyager and Galileo spacecraft. Includes links to all Voyager and Galileo images and information about the missions. Full captions for each image provides lots of...
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Europa
This NASA page is a collection of thumbnail images of Europa taken by the Voyager and Galileo missions. Thumbnails link to low and high resolution image files and complete caption files. Images are excellent examples of various surface...
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Voyager 2 Pictures
This web page contains pictures and brief descriptions of the pictures that the Voyager 2 took.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Distorted Disturbances
Students pass around and distort messages written on index cards to learn how we use signals from GPS occultations to study the atmosphere. The cards represent information sent from GPS satellites being distorted as they pass through...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Rockets
This unit teaches students how and why engineers design satellites to benefit life on Earth as well as allows students an opportunity to explore motion, rockets and rocket motion. Students discover that the motion of all objects...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Weather and Atmosphere
In this unit, students learn the basics about weather and the atmosphere. They investigate materials engineering as it applies to weather and the choices available to us for clothing to counteract the effects of weather. Students have...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mind Bending Gps Occultations
Students learn about the remote sensing radio occultation technique and how engineers use it with GPS satellites to monitor and study the Earth's atmospheric activity. Students may be familiar with some everyday uses of GPS, but not as...
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Scijinks: Satellites Technology
Describes satellites including what they are used for, important roles they play, how a weather satellite is built, and how a satellite stays in orbit using text and video of varying length.
NASA
Nasa Space Place: El Space Place
NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...
Other
Sstl
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. works with the Surrey Space Centre to "provide rapid and cost-effective satellite mission."
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning: The Planets
This survey of the planets includes all the basics, size, mass, atmosphere, length of day, and the like. It features interactive activities and learning exercises and compares all of the planets in colorful tables.
US Geological Survey
Usgs: Earth Now! Landsat Image Viewer
On this real-time site, the U.S. Geological Survey shares LANDSAT satellite images. The LANDSAT Program is managed by NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Other
The Space Race
Although the space race was originally a competition between two Cold War foes,it ultimately resulted in many benefits for the people of the Earth. Find information on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, and Soviet space programs,...
NASA
Nasa: Explorer: America's First Spacecraft
Featuring various multimedia resources, NASA provides a comprehensive overview of America's first space satellite, Explorer 1, that launched the United States into space exploration.
PBS
Pbs: El Nino
You can link to the anatomy of El Nino, chasing El Nino, and El Nino's reach. There is a resource page and a search page.
NASA
Nasa: Callisto 3 Images
This site from NASA provides a complete collection of images during orbit 3 of Jupiter's moon Callisto. Also links to data released from all Galileo orbits to date. Check the "Family Portraits" of the Galilean moons and other images at...
NASA
Nasa: Kepler and His Laws
This site from NASA provides biographical details about the lives of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler. Discusses Kepler's successes at developing laws of planeatry motion. States the three laws and discusses each one individually....
Library of Congress
Loc: Earth as Art: A Landsat Perspective
A really cool site showing Satellite (Landsat 7) images of unique geographical and meteorological phenomena. Images show cloud formations to rainforest devastation.