SUMMARY

NASA's NPP mission will continue collecting critical climate data to help scientist unravel the mysteries of climate change. NPP is carrying five instruments on board. The biggest and most important instrument is The Visible/Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite or VIIRS. This video focuses on VIIRS and why it is so important to Earth's science.

GOALS

This video discusses the earth's constantly changing lands, oceans, and atmosphere and how collecting new data through remote sensing can help scientists understand the connections between them.

ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS

 WATCH >> Launching a New Tool For Climate Science

TEACHING NOTES / CONTEXT FOR USE

This video can be used to generate discussion about the importance of collecting data on climate change and our environment.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment is at the discretion of the educator and how this video is applied and the participation expected.

REFERENCES AND RESOURCES

NASA: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html?media_id=109233511