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Essential questions or statement of problem

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Essential questions or statement of problem

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From the UN Development Goals

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Water temperature measures the surface temperature of your water body. Water bodies have different temperatures depending on latitude, altitude, time of day, season, depth of water, and many other variables. Water temperature is important to chemical, biological and physical processes. It can help us understand what may be happening in the water body without directly measuring hundreds of variables.

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Most living things depend on molecular oxygen to survive. Molecules of oxygen dissolve in the water. Aquatic animals can use this dissolved oxygen (DO) for respiration. In air, about 20 out of every 100 molecules are oxygen. In water, less than 20 out of every 1,000,000 molecules are oxygen. This is why dissolved oxygen is measured in parts per million (ppm). Different kinds of organisms need different amounts of oxygen, but generally aquatic organisms require at least 6 ppm for normal growth and development.

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pH indicates the acid content of water. The pH scale ranges from 1.0 (acidic) to 14.0 (basic) Neutral is 7.0. The pH of a water body helps determine what can live in it. Many amphibians, insect larvae and other types of aquatic life are very sensitive to low or high pH.

The scale is logarithmic. A change of one pH unit means 10 times the acid or base concentration. For instance, a change from 7.0 to 6.0 indicates water 10 times more acidic; a change from 7.0 to 5.0 indicates water 100 times more acidic.

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Nitrogen is one of the three major nutrients needed by plants. Most plants cannot use nitrogen in its molecular form (N2). In aquatic ecosystems blue-green algae are able to convert N2 into ammonia (NH3) and nitrate (NO3-), which can then be used by plants. Animals eat these plants to obtain nitrogen that they need to form proteins. When the plants and animals die, protein molecules are broken down by bacteria into ammonia. Other bacteria then oxidize the ammonia into nitrites (NO2-) and nitrates (NO3-). Under suboxic conditions nitrates can then be transformed by other bacteria into ammonia (NH3), beginning the nitrogen cycle again.

Typically nitrogen levels in natural waters are low (below 1 ppm nitrate nitrogen). Nitrogen released by decomposing animal excretions, dead plants, and animals is rapidly consumed by plants. In water bodies with high nitrogen levels, eutrophication can occur. Nitrogen levels can become elevated from natural or human-related activities. Ducks and geese contribute heavily to nitrogen in the water where they are found. Man-made sources of nitrogen include sewage dumped into rivers, fertilizer washed into streams or leached into groundwater, and runoff from feedlots and barnyards.

Nitrate levels are measured in parts per million (ppm) nitrate nitrogen. Remember that nitrate levels can change over time. So it is best to test fresh samples (less than 2 hours old) or refrigerated samples.

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Millions of small creatures inhabit fresh waters of lakes, streams, and wetlands. Macroinvertebrates, consisting of a variety of insects and insect larvae, crustaceans, mollusks, worms, and other small, spineless animals live in the mud, sand, or gravel of the substrate or on submersed plants and logs. They play a crucial role in the ecosystem. They provide an essential link in the food chain and are the source of food for many larger animals. Macroinvertebrates, such as freshwater mussels, help to filter water. Other types are scavengers and feed on decaying matter in the water, while certain macroinvertebrates prey on smaller organisms.

Macroinvertebrates can tell us a lot about the conditions within a water body. Many macroinvertebrates are sensitive to changes in pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, salinity, transparency, and other changes in their habitat. Habitat is a place that includes everything that an animal needs to live and grow.

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GLOBE mapping your hydrosphere site protocol

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GLOBE mapping your hydrosphere site protocol

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PBL: Poor water; impact on humans and environment

I have/who has reading of: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/will-water-woes-leave-americans-thirsty (article for students that discusses common forms of contamination for water quality in the US. How is water regulated in the U.S? How can we reduce the risk of water contamination?)

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Planning for a changing climate (4 min.) https://toolkit.climate.gov/case-studies/water-utility-plans-climate-uncertainty

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Water temperature and pressure affect how much oxygen is in the water. Water that has as much oxygen as it can hold for its temperature and pressure (a function of altitude) is said to be in ‘equilibrium’. Warm water cannot hold as much oxygen as cold water. At high altitudes, where there is less pressure, water cannot hold as much oxygen as at low altitudes.

The actual amount of DO in water may be higher or lower than the equilibrium value. Bacteria in the water use oxygen as they digest decaying plants or animals This can lower the DO levels of the water. Plants in the water produce oxygen during photosynthesis. This sometimes results in higher DO levels.

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alkalinity

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conductivity

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Dissolved oxygen

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nitrates

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pH

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temperature

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transparency

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Resource mentioned by guest speaker, Dr. Ashley Rust

Union of Concerned Scientists

https://www.ucsusa.org/

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Engagement with community members key to the work.

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Cutaneous
Turbidity
Total suspended solids
Dissolved solids vs. suspended solids
Electrofishing
Evapotranspiration
Tributary
Hydrograph
Hietograph
Anode
Cathode
Groundtruthing

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Estimating and graphing populations (relative to fire)
Connections with communities
Multimetric Index (graph)
Mean, median, mode
Post timeline of events on wall (Can add images and/or news stories and/or student work

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Specific populations have specific water chemistry needs

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How do weather events like monsoons interact with landslides to impact wildlife populations?

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How do some watershed areas recover more quickly after fires than others?

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hydrologist, water quality technician, wildlife biologist, 

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hydrologist, water quality technician, wildlife biologist, 

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I agree with Amalia, and I think that we can add any other environmental related field, such as a hazardous waste specialist/inspector, conservation scientists, etc.

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I agree with Amalia, and I think that we can add any other environmental related field, such as a hazardous waste specialist/inspector, conservation scientists, etc.

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This topic is very important, since human population requires water to survive and perform a variety of vital activities. Without good quality water resources, ecosystems will not stay healthy impacting our food resources, etc.

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This topic is very important, since human population requires water to survive and perform a variety of vital activities. Without good quality water resources, ecosystems will not stay healthy impacting our food resources, etc.

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Learning about ways to assess water quality can greatly improve our lives.

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How do water quality impacts from fires change as water moves down the watershed?

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How do numbers of observed wildlife change as the result of water quality impacts from 1-5 years after a fire?

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If testing equipment is so expensive, is there a nonprofit organization/ University, or other source from which schools can have access/borrow equipment to perform testing when implementing GLOBE protocols, or conducting research for PBls, etc?

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If testing equipment is so expensive, is there a nonprofit organization/ University, or other source from which schools can have access/borrow equipment to perform testing when implementing GLOBE protocols, or conducting research for PBls, etc?

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local policymakers, mayors, even governors and state legislature representatives

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local policymakers, mayors, even governors and state legislature representatives

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soil scientist and tech. lab tech, fish ecologist and techs, land managers, tourist businesses, especially those that rely on fishing, hiking and camping, park rangers

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soil scientist and tech. lab tech, fish ecologist and techs, land managers, tourist businesses, especially those that rely on fishing, hiking and camping, park rangers

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How can humans inadvertently alter ecosystems and water quality.
CONNECTION: fires and carbon cycle

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Images of change over time

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Table Of Contents | Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change

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Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change

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https://www.firescience.org/

Referenced in Dr. Rust's presentation

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https://www.cocorahs.org/
citizen science "Volunteers working together to measure precipitation across the nations"

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A large component of this audit is a macroinvertebrate study ( both pre- and post audits)

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Insurance adjuster? Actuary?

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The software is available from the Purdue University MultiSpec website. It is available for both Windows and Mac. There is also an online version (this may be able to run off a Chromebook but I will confirm with the developer).

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A Freeware Multispectral Image Data Analysis System

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I am taking a course on water education with farmers, legislators, oil and gas reps, city managers, bankers, utilities, property developers, engineers.  All learning about water quality and water law.

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I am taking a course on water education with farmers, legislators, oil and gas reps, city managers, bankers, utilities, property developers, engineers.  All learning about water quality and water law.

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The big take away for my focal  ELL and special education students is that it doesn't really matter the outcome, but if they are excited about what they are doing and engaged, they are going to have an authentic learning experience and want to come back for more learning.  I thought the water cycle game would be great for my 3rd grade students.
For my other focal student, I thought about giving them the task of going an reading the rain gauge and reporting back to the class.

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The takeaway from this afternoon's stations is that providing a variety of activities can help each and every student experience success.  These sorts of experiences can get students excited about science and learning, and also learn how to persevere when things don't work out the way we want them to.  While the lack of structure and step by step directions can be challenging for some students, it is through these sorts of real-life experiences that students are able to connect to schema and experience learning in a memorable and authentic way.

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Student V would struggle with these activities because he has some sensory issues and the idea of being outside and near water would probably be overly stimulating for him. He would do better with the Macro-invertebrates sort or just observing them under a microscope. These activties would really help Student G with vocabulary development and social language. 

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Student V would struggle with these activities because he has some sensory issues and the idea of being outside and near water would probably be overly stimulating for him. He would do better with the Macro-invertebrates sort or just observing them under a microscope. These activties would really help Student G with vocabulary development and social language. 

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This padlet of links and notes are resources from GLOBE that may be helpful to your overall GLOBE work. I will add to this throughout the week.

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Resource - Live webcasts of Scientists speaking sharing students

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Resource - Live webcasts of Scientists speaking sharing students

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https://jason.org/live

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The challenge for today's material was figuring out how to scaffold student's understanding on order to grasp some of the more complex concepts covered in the material. It made me want to teach a whole class on river/forest ecology! For student A (ELL tough guy) - lots of hands on activities like the water quality tests would be good to keep him on task and engaged.  Student B (question asker) would benefit from leading a further investigation, and developing questions based on the data collected and designing a hypothetical research study. Student C (apprehensive quiet learner) might need to just focus on one of the analysis, and have additional reading resources and repetition of the topic.

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Working with student Z, who is a shy student with hardly no friends . Working on mapping will give him an opportunity to work in a group.
He will have the opportunity to give his input in a group situation. This project will get him and his fellow students outside to collect data and upload their result to Globe.

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Student A would have problems focusing in on the activity at the creek. There would be too many distractions. Modifications: assign him a task that will last the length of the activity. Student B would struggle with reading and vocabulary. Modification: Pre-teach vocabulary and small group discussion before hands on activity. Student C "speed racer" This day would have been a great day for this student. Many things to do.

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My focal students were about two individuals who would much rather work alone than with other students.  I think the water quality activities that we did today in the cherry creek would be beneficial to these two kids as they could work in pairs and not be forced into working in larger groups.  This could possibly ease them into the cooperative groups that we want to eventually get them into

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My focal students were about two individuals who would much rather work alone than with other students.  I think the water quality activities that we did today in the cherry creek would be beneficial to these two kids as they could work in pairs and not be forced into working in larger groups.  This could possibly ease them into the cooperative groups that we want to eventually get them into

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I like that we can keep the students monitored by picking the groups for them that helps with giving the focal students a group where they will participate. The different games were very hands on and fun as well. I would ask for parent help when doing different science science centers.

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I think the protocols we did today can be modified in Kindergarten to be a lot of model or small group simulations run by the teacher. My focal students would benefit from the exposure of the science academic language used during the protocols. Then the students can touch, learn, and explore on their own after modeled by an adult. My focal students would probably be engaged during these activities because they are hands on. Although they may need assistance with understanding directions they would be able to learn on their own level by exploring through different water quality stations.

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I think this would give student J a chance to have some real world application of mathematics. J wouldn't be able to hide in the corner if we pulled everyone outside to gather data using these tools. I like the connections of graphing our findings. This would be a great way to represent the data and then make some observations.

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With these applications, student L would enjoy the hands on experience because she does not enjoy carpet lessons.

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In my group yesterday, we discussed the fact that when we have outside activities, it is very unpredictable while the indoor stations are predictable which makes teachers feel more comfortable. I believe that my focal students would benefit from taking risks with outdoor activities.

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With my focal students I need to ensure they are engaged.  I like implementing stations for students who tend to not be engaged.  

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With my focal students I need to ensure they are engaged.  I like implementing stations for students who tend to not be engaged.  

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For my students with focus issues PBL is such a powerful learning tool. The nature of fieldwork and constantly adjusting and problem solving keeps them engaged in the learning process.

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I think that this activity would be great to get my student outside and working with a team. It would be less threatening for my student and help build his self confidence as he could interact with a small number of students as opposed to a whole class. The hands on microscope activity would engage my students because he loves to draw, so I would definitely have students draw what was seen under the microscope lens.

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For my focal students, I think the time out at the field experience would be very engaging. I would give support for the graphing and procedures/protocols in the lab and the field. I think providing choice and options that reinforce the concepts will give them a level of independence and help them feel more confident in their work.

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This is the place to go to get to the hydrosphere (and all other) protocols.

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image resources | science stories | background information | educational presentations | landsat publications | classroom activities | data resources for educators | learning games | informative animations | additional resources | glossary

TRAINING RESOURCES

Learning and Teaching about Earth from Space with NASA/USGS Landsat Satellites: A Trainer's Toolbox
The Landsat Educator Training Toolbox is a resource for educators to train others about Landsat satellites, data, and images and the role of space-based observations of Earth in our rapidly changing, challenging world for career awareness.

TUTORIALS

Downloading Landsat 8 OLI Data and Computing NDVI in ArcGIS Pro [YouTube Video]
This AmericaView video tutorial outlines the end-to-end process of downloading Landsat 8 OLI data from the USGS GloVis website, and processing the data to produce a normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) for vegetation analysis. (Video produced by Jarlath O'Neil-Dunne; AmericaView StateView member: VermontView)

For more tutorials see our How to Use Data page

IMAGE RESOURCES

Please note: all images are FREE of cost and carry no copyright. NASA simply requests that users give proper attribution.

Landsat Image Gallery
The Landsat Image Gallery is a collection of Landsat images published on this site and NASA's Earth Observatory and Visible Earth web sites. Images are available at full resolution, often in both jpg and geotiff format. A short caption accompanies each image.

LandsatLook Images
USGS LandsatLook images are full resolution ready-made Landsat images available as pseduo-natural color images or thermal greyscale images. LandsatLook images are very useful if you want a full-resolution image, but do not want to download the full data set and make a composite RGB image yourself. Get instructions for downloading LandsatLook images.

Earth as Art
This USGS collection features Landsat scenes that are reminiscent of fine art.

USGS Landsat Image Gallery
An easy-to-browse array of images including such Earth features as volcanoes, floods, cities and more.

Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS)
The SVS creates an amazing array of images and animations using satellite and other data to illustrate research done by NASA. Searchable by keyword, and by instrument, many images and movies have text, and some are linked to science stories. The SVS Landsat Gallery highlights some of the best animations and videos.

OUR CHANGING WORLD-IMAGE RESOURCES

NASA Earth Observatory's World of Change
This image series documents how our planet's land, oceans, and atmosphere are changing over time both naturally and with the influence of humankind. Landsat imagery is often featured.

Google Earth Engine: Landsat Annual Timelapse 1984-2012
Using Landsat data from 1984 to 2012, Google Earth Engine features time-lapse change-over-time videos for eight locations around the world.

Images of Change
NASA's Global Climate Change website features many examples of change around our planet, often using Landsat data.

Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change
This USGS image gallery introduces remote sensing by showing examples of environmental change from around the world. Explore this site to see how satellite imagery is used to track change over time.

SCIENCE STORIES

Visit our News and Features section for current and archived Landsat science stories.

Landsat on the Earth Observatory
Earth Observatory features loads of relevant, up-to-date articles in layman's language about NASA's Earth science research. Any and all materials published on the Earth Observatory are freely available for re-publication or re-use, except where copyright is indicated. We ask that NASA's Earth Observatory be given credit for its original materials. The free subscription option provides a short e-mail message letting you know what's new each week.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

How to Interpret a Satellite Image: Five Tips and Strategies
An Earth Observatory feature article on the basics of interpreting a remotely sensed image.

Why is that Forest Red and that Cloud Blue? How to Interpret a False-Color Satellite Image
An Earth Observatory feature article to help you understand false-color satellite images.

How Satellite Images are Made (PDF, 1.3 Mb)
This presentation briefly explains what Landsat measures, and how to interpret the images.
Download the accompanying Landsat 7 San Francisco Onionskin animation (Quicktime, 7.8 Mb) or the 2013 Landsat 8 Onion Skin of the Florida Everglades.

Thematic Guide: Land-Use and Land-Cover Change
by the Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
This guide provides background information on important topics in land use and land cover change research: deforestation, desertification, biodiversity loss, land cover and the water cycle, land cover and the carbon cycle, and urbanization.

Geomorphology from Space
The core of this book (external link) is a gallery of 237 space-based images, each treating a geographic region where a particular landform theme is exemplified. Commentary, photographs, locator maps, and sometimes a geologic map accompany each plate.

Landsat 8 and 7 Background Material
LDCM Communications Toolkit (for Mac: 200.5 Mb; for PC: 227.5 Mb), December 2012
The Landsat 8 (LDCM) Press Kit, February 2013 (PDF)
The Landsat 8 (LDCM) Brochure, February 2013 (PDF)
Landsat 8 (LDCM) Fact Sheet, September 2012 (PDF)
Landsat 7 Overview Landsat Fact Sheet, March 2003 ( PDF, 208 Kb)
The Landsat 7 Press Kit, April 1999 (PDF, 350 Kb)
Science Writers Guide, March 1999 (PDF, 380 Kb)
Landsat 7 Brochure, Pre-launch 1997 (PDF, 484 Kb)

Landsat 8 1/48 scale model
Orbital Sciences engineer Mike Mackowski, who worked on the Landsat 8 observatory, designed a 1/48 scale model of the satellite that you can assemble yourself!

EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

"Know Your Landsat: Understanding and Accessing Landsat Data" from the NASA EarthData webinar series, presented Oct. 8, 2014

Using Remote Sensing Images in Interpretation (PDF, 3.9 Mb)

Working with Landsat Data (PDF, 4.2 Mb)

Take the Landform Quiz! (PDF, 32 Kb)
After downloading the quiz, open the Landform Quiz Slide Show ( PowerPoint, 1.6 Mb ~or~ PDF, 1 Mb), and see if you can figure out which of the following landforms corresponds to each slide. (Some slides may have more than one correct answer). You may check your answers against the answer sheet (PDF, 20 Kb). Most of the images for this activity were obtained from the Earth as Art collection. For more information about each image, view the slide show in notes form ( PowerPoint, 1.7 Mb ~or~ PDF, 1 Mb). You can create your own version of a Landforms Quiz using any of the imagery located on our website.

LANDSAT FACT SHEETS

NASA's Landsat Fact Sheet series explores the ways in which Landsat data benefit society. Please feel free to download and print any of these.

Energy Fact Sheet, Winter 2013 (PDF, 774 Kb)

Natural Disasters Fact Sheet, Winter 2013 (PDF, 514 Kb)

Health Fact Sheet, Winter 2013 (PDF, 1.6 Mb)

Water Fact Sheet, Winter 2013 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)

Fire Fact Sheet, Summer 2012 (PDF, 709 Kb)

Forest Fact Sheet, Summer 2012 (PDF, 336 Kb)

Biodiversity Fact Sheet, Summer 2012 (PDF, 582 Kb)

Climate Change Fact Sheet, Summer 2012 (PDF, 795 Kb)

Urban Planning Fact Sheet, Winter 2010 (PDF, 290 Kb)

Agriculture Fact Sheet, Winter 2010 (PDF, 1 Mb)

LANDSAT PUBLICATIONS

NASA's Landsat educational publications are brief informational handouts. Please feel free to download and print!

LDCM Launch Brochure, Winter 2012 (PDF, 18.1 Mb)
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (Landsat 8) Fact Sheet, Summer 2012 (PDF, 594 Kb)LDCM Brochure, Fall 2010/Winter 2011(PDF, 3.4 Mb)

Alaska's Thawing Permafrost, Spring 2009 (PDF, 1.1 Mb)

Alaska's Bear Glacier, Spring 2008 (PDF, 600 Kb)

Landsat & Climate Change, Winter 2008 (PDF, 360 Kb)

Antarctica's Drygalski Ice Tongue, Winter 2008 (PDF, 1.7 Mb)

Blending Science and Art, Summer 2006 (PDF, 916 Kb)

The Chesapeake Bay, Spring 2006 (PDF, 664 Kb)

Baltimore, Maryland, Fall 1999 (PDF, 668 Kb)

Outer Banks, North Carolina, Fall 1999 (PDF, 572 Kb)

Washington, D.C., Fall 1999 (PDF, 672 Kb)

Amelia the Pigeon: NYC, Spring 2003 (PDF, 312 Kb)

DATA RESOURCES

Some key tutorials for finding, downloading, and creating color Landsat images:

Finding your location
This site will help you to find out which Landsat scene(s) cover a given location.

A Quick Guide to Earth Explorer for Landsat 8
A NASA Earth Observatory Elegant Figures blog post from Robert Simmon on downloading Landsat 8 imagery from the USGS Earth Explorer.

How To Make a True-Color Landsat 8 Image
A NASA Earth Observatory Elegant Figures blog post from Robert Simmon about turning Landsat 8 data into images.

How to Pan-sharpen Landsat Imagery
A NASA Earth Observatory Elegant Figures blog post from Joshua Stevens on how to use Landsat 7 & 8's 15-meter panchromatic band to increase the resolution of Landsat color composites images.

The Landsat data sets featured on the following website have been subset and prepared for easy use in MultiSpec© (external link), a free image processing software package from Purdue University.

Landsat 7 Data Sets: LAN files for use with MultiSpec©

Full Landsat scenes are very large files. This Web site provides scene subsets of interesting cities and natural areas around the world.

LEARNING GAMES

Spuzzled!
Just for fun, try your hand at these interactive puzzles! Along the way you can learn a little about Landsat, and some of the exotic and interesting places pictured by its sensor.

The Space Place
The Space Place is a multi-faceted NASA outreach program. It creates unique educational products in a variety of media for a broad range of audiences. You can find word puzzles, scrambled pictures, crazy quizzes, a board game and more on this site made especially for elementary aged children.

INFORMATIVE ANIMATIONS

These animations provide basic information about Landsat and Earth remote sensing.

Landsat Flyby Video - A short overview of how Landsat benefits people.
Landsat 8 Launch - Landsat 8 blasts off on an Atlas V rocket.
Landsat 8 Enters Orbit - Landsat 8 successfully separates from the booster, entering orbit.
Everglades Onion Skin - See how Landsat images are made using layers of data.
Landsat Multimedia Page - An extensive collection of videos on Landsat.
NASA's Science Visualization Studio: Landsat - NASA's Science Visualization Studio (SVS) creates an array of images and animations using satellite and other data to illustrate research done by NASA.
Cities Change Over Time

Satellites in our Lives

Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum

ADDITIONAL NASA EARTH SCIENCE RESOURCES

The Geospatial Revolution
The Geospatial Revolution is a public service project that strives to inform the public about the world of digital mapping and how it is revolutionizing how we interact with our world. The project has been developed by Penn State Public Broadcasting. There are currently four video episodes explaining how geospatial technologies help society.

The Globe Program
The Globe Program is an exciting, worldwide hands-on, primary and secondary school-based education and science program.

Earth science@nasa
This website elaborates on the purpose of NASA's Earth science program. The program strives to develop a scientific understanding of Earth's system and its response to natural or human-induced changes, and to improve prediction of climate, weather, and natural hazards.

Earth Science For Kids Only
See how NASA studies air, land, natural hazards and water and how people affect the Earth. You can also find fun links to contests, activities and games.

GLOSSARY

Over 260 Landsat-related terms are defined for you in our glossary.

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NASA Earth Observatory - Change over Time Images

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NASA Earth Observatory - Change over Time Images

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Global Forest Cover Change

A team led by University of Maryland's Matt Hansen used Earth Engine to survey over a decade of global tree cover extent, loss, and gain. The study, published in Science, analyzed nearly all global land, excluding only Antarctica and some Arctic islands. This area comprises 128.8 million km ², which is the equivalent of 143 billion pixels of Landsat data at a thirty-meter spatial resolution. To conduct such extensive analysis, Earth Engine performed computations in parallel across thousands of machines, as well as automatically managed data format conversion, reprojection and resampling, and image-to-pixel metadata association. Learn more.

Map of Life

The Map of Life team has developed an interactive map for conservators to view and analyze habitat ranges and to assess the security of individual species. Using Earth Engine to combine data from a variety of sources, Map of Life has refined their predictions for pinpointing the locations of at-risk species. Users can adjust the parameters (indicating, for instance, a species' preferred habitat), and Earth Engine updates the map on-the-fly, immediately showing the impact on the species range and the amount of protected habitat. Learn more.

Global Forest Watch

Global Forest Watch, an initiative of the World Resources Institute, is a dynamic online forest monitoring system designed to enable better management and conservation. Global Forest Watch uses Earth Engine to measure and visualize changes to the world's forests; users can synthesize data from over the past decade or receive alerts about possible new threats in near-real-time. Launched in 2014, it's now used by corporations, non-profits, governments, and indigenous groups for applications as diverse as protecting against illegal logging and ensuring supply chain transparency. Learn more.

Tiger Habitat Monitoring

A team led by University of Minnesota's Anup Joshi developed a satellite-based monitoring system to track changes and prevent loss to critical endangered wild tiger habitats. Using Google Earth Engine, forest loss data generated by Dr. Matt Hansen and Google, and other data available at Global Forest Watch, the team assessed the changes to all critical tiger habitats over a 14 year period. The assessment is the first to track all 76 areas prioritized for wild tiger conservation across 13 different countries. Their analysis found that the international goal to double the wild tiger population by 2022 is achievable with effective forest protection and management. Learn more.

Malaria Risk Mapping

Scientists in the Global Health Group at the University of California, San Francisco, are using Earth Engine to predict malaria outbreaks. When their tool is released, local health workers will be able to upload their own information about known cases of malaria, and the platform will combine it with real-time satellite data to predict where new cases are likely to occur. Learn more.

Collect Earth

Collect Earth, developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, is a free, open source, and user-friendly tool using Google Earth and Google Earth Engine to visualize and analyze plots of land in order to assess deforestation and other forms of land-use-change. Launched in 2014, Collect Earth is part of the Open Foris software suite, designed to help government, universities and non-profit organizations monitor land use, desertification, forest change, and land-use dynamics. Learn more.

Global Surface Water

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has used Earth Engine to develop high-resolution maps of global surface water occurrence, change, seasonality, recurrence, and transitions. The study, published in Nature, analyses Landsat images collected over the past three decades to identify both permanent and seasonal water bodies. Understanding these changes is vital for ensuring the security of our global water supply for agriculture, industry, and human consumption; for assessing water-related disaster reduction and recovery; and for the study of waterborne pollution and the spread of disease. Learn more.

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A team led by University of Maryland's Matt Hansen used Earth Engine to survey over a decade of global tree cover extent, loss, and gain. The study, published in Science, analyzed nearly all global land, excluding only Antarctica and some Arctic islands.

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Dr. Ashley Rust power point presentation

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Dr. Ashley Rust power point presentation

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You can click on the "Water" tab.

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D. Rust paper and links to measuring stream flow

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D. Rust paper and links to measuring stream flow

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Post-fire water-quality response in the western United States

Ashley J. Rust A C , Terri S. Hogue A B , Samuel Saxe A and John McCray A B

International Journal of Wildland Fire 27(3) 203-216 https://doi.org/10.1071/WF17115
Submitted: 8 March 2017  Accepted: 28 January 2018   Published: 28 March 2018

And here is a link to the USGS website that describes how you measure streamflow. This is the research method but it can be done with a measuring tape, something that floats (like an orange peel) and a timer too so it is a fun activity with students. These links give a great overview and the detailed specifics of how you do it.

https://water.usgs.gov/edu/streamflow2.html

https://water.usgs.gov/edu/measureflow.html

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You can choose certain environmental events or features to explore.

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Table Of Contents | Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change

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Earthshots: Satellite Images of Environmental Change

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My focal students would be very engaged in the lab experience. They would be better about staying focused on the process. I would need to provide scaffolding for protocols and vocabulary. I think the opportunity for field work would build confidence in learning science.

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For Student A and E.  First I would have directions that could be done with pictures and give them and front load them with vocabulary.   Also purposely develop small groups to encourage discussion with A, E and strong models.

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For all students I feel I would put together a dichotomous key to help identify plants. Each students would participate in the "Who Polluted the Platte." Would make sure to give Students C the job of monitoring items going into the "river."

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Same as yesterday with hands on learning and involvement.

Independence of search And find with guide books wouldn’t be difficult but having the flash card style really helped.

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My low reader would have to be closely monitored while at the site during the drawing as not to get distracted. Perhaps a partner would be helpful. My shy girl would need has the measurement skills so I would put her in the group with the flags. My highly functional individual would possibly be placed as a type of monitor for the class. This would be to keep me posted as to the progress of the whole group.

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The activities throughout the afternoon  would provide a gopportunitye for this stwould provide

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Focus person 1 (gangsta tough guy) The actual testing and getting into the stream would be awesome - even for him.  The challenge would be to relate it to something important in his life.  His life is so often in turmoil, that it is difficult to instill a spark of passion beyond the classroom and school.  For student 2 (social "butterfly" who is a "pot stirrer") she cannot look like she even wants to get her hands and feet wet. She would need the right partner to convince her its okay.

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Explore and represent quantitative relationships in the real world: Using Landsat images, explore the impact of forest fires. Mathematically represent decay/growth over time as related to this topic.

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My students would do well with these activities. Anything hands on would be great with my students.