Browse results: Maps and Globes
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
20-Year Map of Global RainfallThis visualization from NASA shows global rainfall patterns over a 22-year span. It incorporates data from a combination of remote-sensing and ground-based sources. |
6-12 |
Video |
Earth as a SystemThis visualization adapted from NASA maps progressive global changes onto a rotating globe. Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere are shown to be dynamic and interconnected. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Explore Colonial BostonExplore the town of Boston and its natural and human-made features in colonial times in this interactive activity produced by WGBH and featuring materials from the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library. |
3-5 |
Interactive |
Great Ocean Conveyor Belt: Part IThis image from GRID-Arendal depicts the major circulation pattern of the ocean, illustrating interactions between temperature, salinity, and depth. |
9-12 |
Image |
Tectonic Plates and Plate BoundariesThis interactive activity adapted from NASA features world maps that identify different sections of the Earth's crust called tectonic plates. The locations of different types of plate boundaries are also identified, including convergent, divergent, and transform boundaries. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
WMAP: "Baby Picture" of the UniverseView the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) image from NASA to see the first detailed map of the oldest light in the universe, from 379,000 years after the Big Bang, over 13 billion years ago. A second image offers a visual timeline to put the WMAP image in perspective. |
9-12 |
Image |
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