ME Lessons and Activities - Mission Earth

Results (252)

• Frustrationless Flyer Assembly Instructions

  Assembly instructions for a kite kit made by Frustrationless Flyer.

  • Document Types: Activities, Engineering Stuff

  • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

  • Content Areas: Atmosphere, Engineering

  • GME Partners: Boston University

• Garbage bag Watershed Activity (Rutgers)

  An activity that models a watershed using a garbage bag and other classroom materials. A basic student worksheet is included.

  • Document Types: Activities

  • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

  • Content Areas: Hydrosphere

  • GME Partners: Boston University

• Garden Insects Identification Chart (K-12 BU GME; word doc)

  A photo identification guide for common garden insects.

  • Document Types: Guides

  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

  • Content Areas: Biosphere

  • GME Partners: Boston University

• Gardening Journey to the Center of a Seed

  A guide for classifying the properties of a seed, and activity for learning about germination.

  • Document Types: Activities, Guides, Lesson Plans

  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

  • Content Areas: Biosphere

  • GME Partners: Boston University

• Geographical Influences - City Climatograms (one of 8-document Global Precipitation Measurement Mission series)

  One of several documents that support a lesson on geographical influences on climate research, based on NASA's Global Climate Change website. This document is a series of data sheets linked to the activity.

  • Document Types: Data Sheets

  • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

  • Content Areas: Atmosphere, Data Literacy and Foundational Concepts

  • GME Partners: Boston University

• Geographical Influences Student Capture Sheet (one of 8-document Global Precipitation Measurement Mission series)

  One of several documents that support a lesson on geographical influences on climate research, based on NASA's Global Climate Change website. This document is a data sheet for the students.

  • Document Types: Data Sheets

  • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

  • Content Areas: Atmosphere, Data Literacy and Foundational Concepts

  • GME Partners: Boston University

• Germinating Plants in a Petridish (gr 2-8; Wisconsin Fastplants)

  An activity that uses a petridish for seed germination

  • Document Types: Activities

  • Grade Levels: Lower Primary (grades K-2, age 5-8), Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

  • Content Areas: Biosphere

  • GME Partners: Boston University

• GIS Careers Talk.pdf

  Sara introduction to careers in GIS, for middle to high school students. A companion to GLOBE work.

  • Document Types: Guides, Tutorials

  • Grade Levels: Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)

  • Content Areas: Mapping, GIS, Remote Sensing Resources

  • GME Partners: University of Toledo

• GLOBE Kids Club Poster.pptx.pdf

  Overview of GLOBE Mission EARTH's Kids Club, held virtually each Spring for 3-5th graders.

  • Document Types: Guides

  • Grade Levels: Upper Primary (grade 3-5, ages 8-11)

  • Content Areas: Atmosphere, Biosphere, GLOBE Website Assistance & Resources

  • GME Partners: NASA Langley Research, University of Toledo

• GLOBE Mini-tutorial - Setting up a Hydrosphere Site.pdf

  GLOBE Mission EARTH Mini - Tutorial: Using Google Maps to Set up a Hydrosphere Study Site and Set it up in GLOBE, by Sara Mierzwiak

  • Document Types: Tutorials

  • Grade Levels: Graduate, Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14), Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18), Undergraduate

  • Content Areas: GLOBE Website Assistance & Resources, Hydrosphere, Mapping, GIS, Remote Sensing Resources, Research Project Resources

  • GME Partners: University of Toledo