EO Kids

Clouds or Snow? A Satellite Mystery

Clouds or Snow? A Satellite Mystery – Download PDF (3.1 MB) July 2018

EO Kids is investigating how similar snow and clouds look from space. In this issue, discover how satellites measure light to help scientists know which is which. You can also create your very own cloud in a bottle with our “DIY Science” activity. Plus, get involved as a citizen scientist by observing clouds for NASA.

At EO Kids we are committed to making Earth science fun and engaging. Come explore Earth with us.

Watch as Tassia Owen, EO Kids managing editor, makes a cloud in a bottle.

Earth Observatory stories highlighted in this issue:

Read more about tracking volcanic plumes with NASA’s satellites from these other NASA resources:

EO Kids is written for audiences aged 9 to 14. It is published with support from NASA’s Landsat, Terra, and Aqua missions.

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Mission Biomes

Mission: Biomes online interactive activity to support learning and awareness of seven terrestrial biomes.