Tag: Satellites

The Power of Earth Observation

We are all intricately interconnected to our Earth – from the trees that provide us with oxygen, to the natural sources that shape our landscape. ESA’s Earth observation programme is at the forefront of monitoring our planet’s dynamic changes. Using cutting-edge satellite technology, ESA captures invaluable data on Earth’s atmosphere, land and oceans. From tracking […]

Earth from Space Quiz with Samantha Cristoforetti

Quiz: Become an Earth Observer with Samantha Cristoforetti and learn about our home planet!  This educational quiz features images of Earth from space taken by ESA astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti. START QUIZ

Paxi on the ISS – Natural and artificial satellites

Brief description: Join Paxi aboard the ISS with astronaut Thomas Pesquet to discover natural and artificial satellites. Paxi on the ISS targets children up to 12 years old https://youtu.be/PqJpgizriFMhttps://youtu.be/11npjIgopUohttps://youtu.be/texn9pHuk-ohttps://youtu.be/9FToMYq6j9oLanguages available:This video is available in English, French, German and Spanish This video also contains auto-generated subtitles in English, which can also be auto translated into multiple languages.Keywords:

Paxi – The Greenhouse effect

Brief description:Join Paxi as he explores the greenhouse effect to learn about global warming. In this video, targeted at children aged between 6 and 12, Paxi explains the greenhouse effect and what we can do to help.https://youtu.be/Ke140nuy15Ehttps://youtu.be/jLO-6B4efr8?si=6Q2CvAseQSXiNQwOhttps://youtu.be/tl0F4JEanCohttps://youtu.be/vCSHFGvKdf4https://youtu.be/mmK_TppWgMghttps://youtu.be/G_Tne4eIWPQhttps://youtu.be/99_x2nYfvKYhttps://youtu.be/7tEODAlOIZYhttps://youtu.be/LL4Y2lSWzIkhttps://youtu.be/RR30r52uQmQhttps://youtu.be/K9BJfsgIMcEhttps://youtu.be/3oYYDXW1mMchttps://youtu.be/r7S3Wqgl1JQhttps://youtu.be/i_DAxjw9bS4https://youtu.be/0IYozXSfHDshttps://youtu.be/ytbUoRBSe6MLanguages available:This video is available in English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, […]

Paxi – Day, night, and the seasons

Brief description: Join Paxi as he explores why we have day and night, and learn why the Earth has seasons. Have fun learning with Paxi!https://youtu.be/TagG32gwiBohttps://youtu.be/ioCO2Pl7Xt0https://youtu.be/IkZALmRy7_0https://youtu.be/0zXovjSdtP4https://youtu.be/ZanXoika_J0https://youtu.be/pnRIno-1_cYhttps://youtu.be/hIqGfq0_iQIhttps://youtu.be/8lY9VY_iq6Mhttps://youtu.be/dyCeDPcju6ohttps://youtu.be/EcD5k4K_CEkhttps://youtu.be/HKLg6U-pZq8https://youtu.be/ekY5oZDdQ4khttps://youtu.be/fUEpgzg-6jkhttps://youtu.be/X22p7YK2-Cohttps://youtu.be/soQ5MN0nuMghttps://youtu.be/pitWGwEqvlsLanguages available:This video is available in English, Arabic, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish and Swedish. This video also contains auto-generated subtitles in […]

INVESTIGATING GREENHOUSE GASES – Mini Case Study for Climate Detectives

Brief description The Mini Case Studies for Climate Detectives are intended to help teachers identify the topic that their Climate Detectives team will investigate and to guide them during the different phases of the project. In the template, teachers will find suggestions of different types of data that students could collect and analyse. The suggestions […]

INVESTIGATING WATER QUALITY – Mini Case Study for Climate Detectives

Brief description The mini case studies for Climate Detectives are intended to help teachers to identify the topic that their Climate Detectives team will investigate and to guide them during the different phases of the project. In the template, teachers will find some suggestions of data that students can collect and analyse. The suggestions are […]

INVESTIGATING AIR POLLUTION – Mini Case Study for Climate Detectives

Brief description The mini case Studies for Climate Detectives are intended to help teachers identifying the topic that their Climate Detectives team will investigate and to guide them during the different phases of the project. In the template, teachers will find suggestions of different types of data that students could collect and analyse. The suggestions […]

Infrared Webcam Hack – Using infrared light to observe the world in a new way

Brief description This set of three activities will enable students to understand the electromagnetic spectrum and observe infrared radiation through the modification of a cheap webcam. It will enable discussion of how infrared radiation can be used to obtain information that is not available using visible light. Students will also analyse satellite images providing them […]

After the storm – Tracking Hurricane Matthew and analysing its impact

Brief description In this set of two activities, students will explore the applications of Earth observation data in tracking hurricanes and assessing their aftermath by using the example of Hurricane Matthew. Students will learn how a hurricane develops and the impact that extreme weather can have on the society. They will do this by comparing […]