Welcome to GPM- an important NASA mission!

Global Precipitation Measurement Mission

Developed by the GPM

Education and Communications Team

NASA/GSFC- August 2014

For use by GPM Teachers for Elementary School students

Welcome aboard!Welcome aboard!

• Your teacher has been selected to help NASA improve some of the educational materials that they make for students around the world.

• You will get to learn more about what NASA does, and how it uses science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to learn about our world and our universe.

• This presentation was developed by NASA Education Specialists to invite you aboard, and to tell you a little bit about the NASA mission that you will be helping this school year.

What does NASA do?What does NASA do?

NASA is also studying this planet-NASA is also studying this planet-

Solid? Liquid? Gas?Solid? Liquid? Gas?

Water on EarthWater on Earth

Water for SurvivalWater for Survival

Why do we need water to meet our needs?

What is water?What is water?

So, what is water anyway?

Where did Earth get its water from?

Can we make more water if we need to?

How much water is on Earth’s surface?How much water is on Earth’s surface?

Saltwater versus FreshwaterSaltwater versus Freshwater

Where is our Freshwater?Where is our Freshwater?

Freshwater is a precious resourceFreshwater is a precious resource..

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthwherewater.html

Where is all the water on Earth?Where is all the water on Earth?

Uses of Freshwater in USAUses of Freshwater in USA

The Big PictureThe Big Picture

The Freshwater Connection

Link to GPM movie

Earth’s Water CycleEarth’s Water Cycle

Earth’s Water CycleEarth’s Water Cycle

• Let’s watch the water cycle in action!

• http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/videos/tour-water-cycle

PrecipitationPrecipitation

• What is “precipitation”?• Why is precipitation important to life on Earth?• Do we have enough precipitation on Earth?• How can we know how much precipitation is falling?

““For Good Measure”For Good Measure”

• In this short video, we will learn how NASA is going to help us measure how much precipitation falls on Earth every few hours.

• Can you imagine how we can measure precipitation from above the clouds?

• Why do we need to measure precipitation from above the clouds?

• Let’s learn the answers to these questions in this video: http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/videos/for-good-measure

The GPM Core Observatory satelliteThe GPM Core Observatory satellite

How will you be involved?How will you be involved?

• Every month, your teacher will get a few new NASA educational resources that are related to the work that the GPM mission is doing.

• Your teacher will share the resources with you, and will get your opinion about how well the resource worked to teach you about the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics behind this mission.

• Your teacher will report back to us with your reactions and your advice.

• We will improve our educational resources using your feedback!