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Wildfires in Siberia Bring More Challenges to Locked Down Area
Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:33 EDT

Wildfires in Siberia are bringing even more misery to an area which is already on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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When It Comes to Water, You Have to Think Global
Mon, 20 Apr 2020 08:15 EDT

When It Comes to Water, You Have to Think Global

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NASA Sees Fires Near Chernobyl Break Out Again
Fri, 17 Apr 2020 10:04 EDT

On April 17, 2020, NASA's Terra satellite captured this image of new fires breaking out near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine.

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For Educators

NASA Wavelength logoNASA Wavelength is a digital collection of NASA Earth and space science resources for educators of all levels – from elementary to college, to out-of-school programs.

 

S’COOL involves students (ages 5-20+) in real science, making and reporting ground truth observations of clouds to assist in the validation of NASA’s CERES satellite instruments.

 

My Nasa Data BAnner7My NASA Data is a website that was created so that anyone can utilize a huge bank of satellite data for easy use.  This site provides a large number of lesson plans with a  variety of topics.

 

Paper Model_Terra ThumbnailBuild a Paper Model of Terra
Terra model The model can be constructed by cutting out the model template and taping or gluing the pieces together.

 

Research Resources for Students

 

The Earth Observatory offers current information about Earth science through images, articles, fact sheets, blogs, and animations.

 

NASA Earth Observations provides regularly updated global maps of a variety of measurements from Terra instruments, along with a simple analysis tool.

 

Terra Poster

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Front of poster – click to enlarge

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Back of poster – click to enlarge