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<!DOCTYPE HTML><html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=utf-8" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/css/css2104.css" media="all" /> <title>NASA GISS: STEM Educator Resources</title> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/gfx/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="/gfx/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="192x192" href="/gfx/apple-touch-icon-192x192.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/gfx/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/gfx/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="128x128" href="/gfx/apple-touch-icon-128x128.png" /> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/gfx/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png" /> <meta name="orgcode" content="611" /> <meta name="rno" content="Gavin.A.Schmidt.1" /> <meta name="content-owner" content="Robert.B.Schmunk.1" /> <meta name="webmaster" content="Robert.B.Schmunk.1" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=956, initial-scale=1" /><script id="_fed_an_ua_tag" src="https://dap.digitalgov.gov/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=NASA&subagency=GISS&yt=true&dclink=true" async="async"></script> </head> <body> <div id="bkg1"><div id="bkg2"></div></div> <div id="page"> <div class="hidden"> <a href="#content" title="Go to Main Content" accesskey="2">Go to Main Content (Accesskey 2)</a><br /><a href="#nav" title="Go to Site Menu" accesskey="3">Go to Site Menu (Accesskey 3)</a></div> <div id="header"> <div id="headerlogo"> <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/"><img src="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/gfx/2013/nasa_x2.png" alt="NASA Logo, National Aeronautics and Space Administration" style="width:140px;height:98px" /></a></div> <div id="centername"> <h1><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/">National Aeronautics and Space Administration</a></h1> <h2><a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/">Goddard Institute for Space Studies</a></h2></div> <div id="hierarchy"> <h2><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/goddard/">Goddard Space Flight Center</a><br /><a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sci">Sciences and Exploration Directorate</a><br /><a href="https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/earth">Earth Sciences Division</a></h2></div></div> <div id="paper"> <div id="content"><div id="cpad"> <h2>STEM Educator Resources</h2> <h3>CCRI Curriculum Modules</h3> <p>The following instructional modules were developed as part of GISS's <a href="/edu/ccri/">Climate Change Research Initiative</a> and were <a href="https://science.nasa.gov/educators/nasas-earth-space-science-education-product-review">approved by NASA SMD</a>:</p> <p> Dulaney, N., 2018: <cite><a href="Dulaney_EarthsEnergyBudgetUnitPlanPortfolio.pdf">Earth's Energy Budgets</a></cite>. Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Portfolio. (16.8 MB PDF)</p> <p> Dulaney, N., 2019: <cite><a href="Dulaney_FutureTemperatureProjections.pdf">Future Temperature Projections</a></cite>. Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Portfolio. (7.3 MB PDF)</p> <p>Dulaney, N., 2021: <cite><a href="Dulaney_ClimateAndWildfires.pdf">Changes in Climate and Wildfires</a></cite>. Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Portfolio. (5.0 MB PDF)</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0"> Mundo, A., 2021: <cite><a href="Mundo_UrbanSurfaceTemperatures.pdf">Urban Surface Temperatures and the Urban Heat Island Effects</a></cite>. Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Portfolio. (9.2 MB PDF)</p> <p style="margin-left:16px;padding-top:0;margin-top:0"> + Also see: <a href="https://youtu.be/1qLfmjGv9qs">Webinar video</a> (YouTube)</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0"> Sebastian, E., 2020: <cite><a href="Sebastian_HeatIsOn.pdf">The Heat is On: Urban Heat Islands, Detection Strategies, and Mitigation Solutions</a></cite>. Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Portfolio. (5.1 MB PDF)</p> <p style="margin-left:16px;padding-top:0;margin-top:0"> + Also see: <a href="https://youtu.be/t3m-0jPjJaU">Webinar video</a> (YouTube)</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0"> Wang-Mondaca, C., 2019: <cite><a href="WangMondaca_Wetlands.pdf">Wetlands</a></cite>. Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Portfolio. (7.9 MB PDF)</p> <p style="margin-left:16px;padding-top:0;margin-top:0"> + Also see: <a href="https://youtu.be/guoKZX9U_YE">Webinar video</a> (YouTube)</p> <p style="margin-bottom:0"> Wang-Mondaca, C., 2021: <cite><a href="WangMondaca_BlueCarbon.pdf">Blue Carbon: Bringing Field Research and ArcGIS Mapping to the High School Classroom</a></cite>. Applied Research STEM Curriculum Unit Portfolio. (2.6 MB PDF)</p> <p style="margin-left:16px;padding-top:0;margin-top:0"> + Also see: <a href="https://youtu.be/kfD8l7c6ZfE">Webinar video</a> (YouTube)</p>  <hr style="width:75%" /> <h4>Contact</h4> <p>Please address all inquiries about GISS high school and undergraduate educational programs to:</p> <p> Matthew Pearce<br /> Education Program Specialist<br /> NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies<br /> 2880 Broadway<br /> New York, NY 10025<br /> matthew.d.pearce@nasa.gov </p> <p class="ednote"> Note: PDF documents require the free <a href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/">Adobe Reader</a> or compatible viewing software to be viewed.</p> <div class="clear"></div></div></div> <div id="nav"><h3>Site Menu</h3> <ul id="mnav"> <li><a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/">GISS Home</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/">News & Features</a> <ul class="mnav2"> <li><a href="https://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/">News & Features Overview</a></li></ul></li> <li><a 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