Education and Outreach

The following links provide educational and outreach opportunities associated with Earth, space, and biological sciences.

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NASA and USGS Social Event for Landsat Data Continuity Mission Transition to Operations.
On May 30, 2013, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) will officially start its lifelong mission as Landsat 8. The next Landsat satellite will then begin to systematically acquire images of Earth, extending Landsat’s four-decade record of our planet. We are inviting 30 of our social media followers to join us for a ceremony at the USGS EROS Center in Sioux Falls, SD, that will formally acknowledge the transfer of responsibility of Landsat 8 from NASA to the USGS.

USGS EROS Education and Outreach
The USGS and Science Education provides you with tools to explore Earth science issues. What's New, What's Happening features current and upcoming science events.

NASA Landsat Education
Our goal is to enable you to access and use the entire Landsat Program's data, imagery, and associated science content for your own purposes.

Landsat 7 Teacher's Kit (Grades 5-8)
Materials and ideas about teaching remote sensing data, including background information about the Landsat 7 satellite, Landsat image interpretation, and the Landsat 7 orbit.

Geomorphology from Space (Grades 9-12)
A gallery of images acquired by the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) on Landsat 1, 2, and 3, the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) on Landsat 3, and the Thematic Mapper (TM) on Landsat 4 and 5.

NASA Kids Page
Games, art, stories, and activities about space exploration.

Yahoo! Kids Astronomy and Space Links
Links to astronomy and space information from Yahoo! Kids.

USGS Ecosystems
Ecological stories and information.

USGS Education
Educational resources from the U.S. Geological Survey.

Windows to the Universe
Documents, images, movies, animations, and data sets that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience.

Goddard Space Flight Center Education Programs
Information about aeronautics research, exploration systems, space operations, and science education programs.

NASA Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students (EarthKAM)
High-quality photographs from Earth taken from the International Space Station.

Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory
Research done by the LTP, including studies of terrestrial planets such as Mars, Mercury, and Earth.