Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Earth Science, Technology, Planet Earth, Satellites, Spinoffs (Benefits to You)
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities, Play and Learn
Celebrate Earth Day at Home with a webquest adventure.
Fly alongside NASA satellites and view real-time datasets in an immersive, 3D visualization. Explore how space exploration helps us on Earth. Discover how satellites helps us learn about and protect the Earth. Tour Earth at night through satellite imagery. Learn how NASA aeronautics research benefits the environment. Visually explore our dynamic planet from a satellite’s perspective. Find out how the International Space Station recycles water. Go backward and forward in time with interactive visualization tools that illustrate how the Earth’s climate has changed in recent history. Learn about measuring Earth’s gravity from space.
Then, see how much you’ve learned by taking a fun, interactive quiz.
To get started, visit https://climate.nasa.gov/Earth-Day-2020/.