Tracking Water Using NASA Satellite Data — NASA JPL lesson

Tracking Water Using NASA Satellite Data — NASA JPL lessonScience · Physical Science · Grades 4–8Lesson plan

Using real data from NASA’s GRACE satellites, students will track water mass changes in the U.S. Students will estimate water resources using heat-map data, create a line graph for a specific location, then assess trends and discuss implications. Materials Color copies of GRACE heat maps for each month (one-year set per team) – Download ZIP (5.1 MB) U.S. map showing major cities (credit: www.worldatlas.com ), OR access to online mapping software Graph paper, quadrille ruled OR student worksheet

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