1. Discovering Earth Science Data and Services Using NASA’s Global Change Master Directory: The Value for Earth Science Teachers Tyler Stevens NASA’s Global Change Master Directory ESIP Federation Summer Meeting Teacher Workshop July 2010

2. Outline of the Workshop Overview of the Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Demo – Search for a Data Set and Data Service Demo – Metadata Authoring Tool Search for Earth Science Data and Services (On Your Own)  Discuss Results Write a Description of Your Educational Resource (On Your Own)  Discuss Results Feedback/Discussion/Conclusion 2

3. Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) 3 Enable the scientific community and the public to discover and access Earth science data and services. Facilitate the creation of metadata to make scientific information available to the public.

4. For Teachers Find data you can use in the classroom  Climate Data  Land Cover/Satellite Imagery  Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Find data services related to education  Classroom Activities  Lesson Plans  Stand Alone Educational Software  Web-based Interactive Educational Programs 4

5. For Teachers – Data/Service Accessibility Majority of data and services are free  Free access to information/resources for teachers  Registration is required for some resources Data and services are available online and offline  Direct online download  Direct online access  Order CD-ROM/DVD and/or other media  Contact provider to receive resource 5

6. Earth Science Topic Population 6

7. Data Service Topic Population 7

8. Collaborations 8

9. Pathways to Data and Services 9 Science Keywords & Map/Spatial Search Full-text Data Service Keywords

10. Search Data Services 10

11. Search Refinements – Education/Outreach 11 Refine by KeywordRefine by Full Text

12. Search Results 12

13. Metadata Display – Data Service 13

14. Get Service – Classroom Activity 14

15. Climate Diagnostics – Search Earth Science Visualizations 15

16. Climate Diagnostics – Search Earth Science Visualizations 16

17. Demo - Search for a Data Set and Data Service 17

18. Got Questions? Ask User Support http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/ http://gcmd.nasa.gov/MailComments/ 18

19. Example of Student Questions 19 Question: I am a student and have to write a cause and effect paper on global warming and the greenhouse effect. I was just wondering if you had any information you could email me about these two things.

20. Example of Student Questions 20 Response: Hello, the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) offers many Science Briefs related to Climate Change that you may find interesting. Please see: http://www.giss.nasa.gov/research/briefs/ I would also recommend visiting the Global Change Master Directory's Global Warming FAQ. http://gcmd.nasa.gov/Resources/FAQs/glob_war mfaq.html. NASA's "Eyes on the Earth' web site is another excellent resource. http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/

21. Help Center 21

22. Contribute - docBUILDER The docBUILDER metadata authoring tool allows users to add (or modify) data set and service descriptions. Contributors are able to preview and validate their document before submission. 22

23. Contribute – Describe Data Sets 23

24. Contribute – Describe Data Services 24

25. Demo - Metadata Authoring Tool 25

26. Search for Earth Science Data and Services (On Your Own) http://gcmd.nasa.gov 26

27. Write a Description of Your Educational Resource (On Your Own) 27

28. Feedback/Discussion/Conclusion 28

29. Contact Information Tyler Stevens - Data Services Coordinator Tyler.B.Stevens@nasa.gov Lola. M. Olsen - Project Manager Lola.M.Olsen@nasa.gov http://gcmd.nasa.gov 29