Spreadsheet Science: Analyzing NASA Data

Using these resources you can learn about Climate Change and how NASA collects climate data using Satellites, and how to download and analyze that NASA climate data using spreadsheets!

• Our Digital Learning Platform includes a module called “Cloudy with a Chance of Science” which has students learn about Climate Change and NASA Satellites. There are three versions: the classic module “Cloudy with a Chance of Science: Studying Extreme Rain and Droughts from Space” has students choose specific precipitation or drought events and at the end, generates links to NASA Giovanni and NASA Worldview where students can look at NASA data from those events. Our “Ciencia en las Nubes” module is the same as the classic, but in Spanish. The “Cloudy with a Chance of Science Standalone” module is similar to the classic module, but students do not select specific weather events during the module; instead, teachers can guide follow-up data analysis using Spreadsheet Science resources (or not do the data analysis part of the module at all!).
• Our “How to Access Data” page lists steps you can take to download and analyze data from NASA satellites related to precipitation and droughts.
• In our Google Drive Resources Folder, you’ll find spreadsheets, videos, and other resources described in our “How to Access Data” page and Videos. 
• Below, we have YouTube video walkthroughs for downloading and analyzing NASA IMERG and SMAP data. These videos are also available in the Google Drive Resources Folder if you do not have access to YouTube.