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In this video segment adapted from Northwest Indian College, Lummi Elders explain how a decline in the availability of salmon reflects a threatened environment that must in some way be protected.

Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/24/2010

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Science for a Hungry World: Agriculture and Climate Change

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This NASA video explores the relationship between climate and agriculture. The video discusses the variability of climate impacts in different regions, as well as the effects of population growth and higher demands for food in areas that already struggle to supply food for the people. The video highlights the need for accurate, continuous, and accessible data and computer models from NASA satellites to track and predict the challenges farmers face as they adjust to a changing climate.

Subject:: Agriculture; Applied Science; Career and Technical Education; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Geoscience; History; History, Law, Politics; Physical Science
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: NASA
Date Added:: 10/27/2014

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Sea Level Viewer

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Video and animations of sea level from NASA's Climate website. Since 1992, NASA and CNES have studied sea surface topography as a proxy for ocean temperatures. NASA Missions TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason 1 and Jason 2 have been useful in predicting major climate, weather, and geologic events including El Nino, La Nina, Hurricane Katrina, and the Indian Ocean Tsunami.

Subject:: Geoscience; Oceanography; Physical Science
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Randall Jackson; for NASA
Date Added:: 11/05/2014

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Sea Surface Salinity Influence on Earth's Climate

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Sea Surface Salinity Influence on Earth's Climate

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This short NASA video focuses on the Aquarius satellite, which was launched in 2011 to observe how variations in ocean salinity relate to climatic changes. By measuring salinity globally, Aquarius shows the ocean's role in climate change and climate's effects on ocean circulation.

Subject:: Applied Science; Career and Technical Education; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Oceanography; Physical Science
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: Brooke Harris; NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Date Added:: 06/19/2012

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The Seasons Are Moving

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In this video segment adapted from the College of Menominee Nation, tribal members share examples of how seasons are changing, and how these changes are affecting local plants.

Subject:: Applied Science; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/23/2012

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Sense of Smell Leads Salmon Home

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This video segment adapted from Northwest Indian College reveals how Native American life and knowledge is connected to natural cycles.

Subject:: Ecology; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation
Date Added:: 03/24/2010

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Space Activity Sheet

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An activity sheet about different space-related topics.

Subject:: Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: STEM Outreach
Author:: NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Added:: 01/30/2023

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Space Lunch Game

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An interactive game that teaches students about nutrition and how astronauts eat in space.

Subject:: Physical Science
Material Type:: Game
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: STEM Outreach
Author:: NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Added:: 01/30/2023

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Space Tech Funpad

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An activity book all about technology used in space.

Subject:: Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: STEM Outreach
Author:: NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Added:: 01/30/2023

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Space themed alphabet coloring sheets

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Coloring sheets provited by NASA.

Subject:: Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: STEM Outreach
Author:: NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Added:: 01/30/2023

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Striking a Solar Balance

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This NASA video reviews the role of the sun in driving the climate system. It uses colorful animations to illustrate Earth's energy balance and how increased greenhouse gases are creating an imbalance in the energy budget, leading to warming. The video also reviews how the NASA satellite program collects data on the sun.

Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Physical Science
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: NASA; nasa.gov/multimedia
Date Added:: 10/27/2014

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Supercomputing the Climate

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This video provides an overview of how computer models work. It explains the process of data assimilation, which is necessary to ensure that models are tied to reality. The video includes a discussion of weather models using the Goddard Earth Observing System (GEOS-5) model and climate models using the MERRA (Modern Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications) technique.

Subject:: Applied Science; Career and Technical Education; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Date Added:: 06/19/2012

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Temperature Puzzle

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This NASA video discusses the impacts of the sun's energy, Earth's reflectance, and greenhouse gases on the Earth System.

Subject:: Applied Science; Atmospheric Science; Career and Technical Education; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Physical Science; Physics
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: NASA-GISS
Date Added:: 06/19/2012

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Thunderstorms Produce Antimatter

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This video from NASA explains the process by which gamma-ray flashes associated with storms produce matter/antimatter particle pairs.

Subject:: Applied Science; Chemistry; Ecology; Environmental Science; Forestry and Agriculture; Geoscience; Life Science; Physical Science; Physics; Space Science
Material Type:: Lesson
Provider:: PBS LearningMedia
Provider Set:: PBS Learning Media Common Core Collection
Author:: NASA; WGBH Educational Foundation; WNET
Date Added:: 10/28/2011

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A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009

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This video shows some of the most dramatic fluctuations to our cryosphere in recent years, using visuals created with a variety of satellite-based data.

Subject:: Physical Science
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: NASA; NASAexplorer
Date Added:: 09/24/2018

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Tree House maze

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A tree house maze themed on the International Space Station.

Subject:: Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: NASA
Provider Set:: STEM Outreach
Author:: NASA; National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Date Added:: 01/30/2023

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Tropical Atlantic Aerosols

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Students use real satellite data to determine 1) where the greatest concentrations of aerosols are located during the course of a year in the tropical Atlantic region and 2) their source of origin. This is an inquiry-style lesson where students pull real aerosol data and attempt to identify trends among data sets.

Subject:: Atmospheric Science; Physical Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab
Provider:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Provider Set:: CLEAN: Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network
Author:: NASA - My NASA Data Collection; Rex Roettger
Date Added:: 10/27/2014

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Universe Origins

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This video segment from Swift: Eyes through Time covers gamma ray bursts; geocentric and heliocentric models; and, cultural interpretations of scientific data.