MY NASA DATA is an effort to make NASA Earth science data accessible to K–12 and citizen scientist communities. The data and lessons can be used with existing curriculum and enable students to practice science inquiry and math or technology skills using real measurements of Earth system variables and processes.

MY NASA DATA microsets are created using data from NASA Earth science satellite missions and provide information on the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, ocean and land surface. New data types continue to be added to the collection. Data are available online along with lesson plans, teacher-friendly documentation, computer tools and an Earth science glossary. Science project starter ideas are also available.

CONTACT: Lin Chambers, Atmospheric Sciences, NASA Langley Research Center, MS 420, Hampton, VA 236812199, Phone: 757-864-4371, Fax: 757-864-7996, Email: Lin.H.Chambers@nasa.gov.

MY NASA DATA Plan 54: 1492: Data to Explain a Journey  
A MY NASA DATA lesson plan to understand how Christopher Columbus made journeys across the Atlantic Ocean by examining wind patterns and data.
Audience: Students and Teachers Grades 6-8

MY NASA DATA Lesson Plan: Team Lesson I: El Nino  
A MY NASA DATA lesson plan to explore an historical El Nino event using real satellite data and to correlate El Nino to local weather.
Audience: Students and Teachers Grades 6-12

MY NASA DATA Plan 27: Investigating Seasonal Variatability in NO2  
A MY NASA DATA lesson plan to examine data in several formats in order to determine the presence or absence of seasonal variability in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations.
Audience: Students and Teachers Grades 8-10

MY NASA DATA Plan 35: Studying Snow & Ice   
A MY NASA DATA lesson plan to examine how snow and ice cover have changed on the Earth from 1994 to 2004, and to practice using some of the data analysis tools available at My NASA Data.
Audience: Students and Teachers Grades 9-12

MY NASA DATA Plan 41: Investigating factors that influence climate   
A MY NASA DATA lesson plan to employ inquiry methods to investigate how latitude and longitude (and distance from oceans) impact climatic factors such as temperature range, average temperature, and precipitation.
Audience: Students and Teachers Grades 9-12