earthsystemposters

Earth System Science Posters

We provide a variety of educational materials to help teachers better explain Earth System Science to their students. With The GLOBE Program's series of posters, you can see detailed visualizations of satellite data around the world. Whether you're studying surface temperature, precipitation, land cover, or more, our posters are a great way to explore our changing world. 

 

 

Step in the Scientific Process
 


The scientific process is about asking questions, pursuing answers, and using evidence to support your results. With that in mind, you don't have to be a professional to start conducting science in your own community. You can collect and analyze new data or perform calculations on existing data with new perspectives to gain a better understanding of the world around us. 

Learn more about the scientific process and follow our guided walkthrough

 

 

Earth System Science Poster Cards
 


 

Developed by the My NASA Data Team, these digital GLOBE Earth system posters provide images of satellite data to help students observe and analyze earth and environmental data, understand the relationship among different environmental parameters, and explore how the data changes seasonally and over longer timescales. The current card deck covers six months throughout 2019, however, you can also find archived posters dating back to 2007. 

Learn more about NASA's Earth System Science Poster Cards
 

 

Earth as a System Learning Activities
 

GLOBE Earth System Poster Learning Activities Guide


Learn how to identify global patterns and connections in environmental data with our Earth as a System learning activities. By comparing and contrasting GLOBE poster images, students can explore the relationships between insolation and surface temperature, aerosols and wildfires, and much more. For an example on how teacher's have incorporated the Earth System Poster into their curriculum, check out the learning activity from the Arctic and Earth SIGNS team. 

Learn more about Earth as a System Learning Activities

Tip: Although the learning activities were originally written for our 2007 posters, you can substitute more recent images from the My NASA Data Poster site.
 


GLOBE Earth System Poster: 2007 
 

GLOBE Earth System Poster - 2007 images


View six different 2007 data visualizations side by side with this GLOBE Earth System Poster. You can download the poster at various sizes or resolutions to suit your needs, or download individual images via the table below.

  • Small: 340KB, can be printed on 11"x17" paper
  • Large: 51.9 MB, can be printed on larger cardstock
  • Low-resolution: 2.4 MB, identical to "Large" version but with a lower resolution

 


GLOBE Earth System Poster: 1987
 

GLOBE 1997 Earth System Poster

 

Explore how the Earth has changed with the original GLOBE Earth System Poster. Developed in 1997 using 1987 imagery, this poster is a great way to compare how variables like vegetation, cloud cover, average temperature, and more have evolved over the past 30+ years. 
 
  • Small: 580 KB, can be printed on 11"x17" paper
  • Large: 845 KB, can be printed on larger cardstock

 


Earth System Science Activity Guide: 1987

GLOBE 1997 Earth System Poster Learning Activities Guide


Discover the original Earth System Science Activity Guide developed for our 1987 poster images. You can also explore the different learning activities that were created to accompany the 1987 GLOBE Earth System Poster.