ESA Teach with Space 2025
Introduction
Day 1
A journey through the ESA Education secondary resources
(Merle Vonthron)
ESA Education https://www.esa.int/Education
Teach with Space https://www.esa.int/Education/Teachers_Corner/Teach_with_space3
- Teach with Space videos https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Sets/ESA_Teach_with_Space/
- Meet the ESA experts https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Sets/Meet_the_ESA_experts/(result_type)/videos
Secondary classroom resources https://www.esa.int/Education/Teachers_Corner/Secondary_classroom_resources
Pick a Space Theme https://www.esa.int/Education/Pick_a_space_theme
Hack an exoplanet https://hackanexoplanet.esa.int/resources/
ESA School Atlas
Educational kits.
Plenary 1 - ESA Expert Keynote - Earth’s Climate from Space: The Long-Term Satellite View
Paul Fisher. Abstract: Satellites, with their global and long-term view, reveal how our climate works - and how it is changing in response to human influence. In this presentation, we’ll dive into the story of these orbiting workhorses, what they are telling us about the changes tacking place across every region of the planet and how they are helping to guide our response to what is one of the greatest challenges of our time.
New Earth observing satellites.
Biomass https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/biomass
- P band SAR penetrates dense canopy.
- 3d map of tropical forests
- Can penetrate sand; even 5m.
What do we know about biomass?
EarthCare https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/earthcare
- 3d profile of clouds and aerosols
What is Climate. What do need to observe
- Upper air Atmosphere
- cloud
- vater vapour
- Cryosphere
- ice sheets
- snow
- permafrost
- glaciers
- surface ocean physics
- sea surface temp
- sea state
- sea ice
- salinity
- sea level
- Ocean biochem
- ocean color
- biosphere
- above gnd bionass
- land cover
- fire
- land surface temp
- leaf area index
- fraction of absorved photosynthetically active radiation
Plenary 2. Investigating Earth from Space: Tools to access satellite data and practical activities
Orestis Giannakis
Copernicus Browser (EO Browser is deprecated). Teacher manual (https://climatedetectives.esa.int/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Copernicus-browser-teacher-guide.pdf)
- DO not login.
- Attention! The pre-selected basemap (background) is a mosaic of different satellite images and may sometimes be mistaken for the images you visualise. To change this, go to the top right-hand side corner.
- Change from Sentinel-2 Mosaic to OSM Background
- Can calculate the area of a polygon!
- Lake Popoov. New: Algae blooms in Europe / Oil Spills
What is truth!
Plenary 3: Observing Earth’s climate, building awareness in education
David Piggott & Merle Vonthron & Frederika. . . . Introducse to the Climate Detectives project. The project aims to engage students in climate science through inquiry-based learning and real-world data analysis from Earth Observation (EO) satellites. Climate Detectives is open for primary (Climate Detectives Kids) and secondary school levels; the programme empowers young learners to explore climate-related issues affecting their local environment and making a difference. During the session, educators and stakeholders will discover how the project encourages teamwork, critical thinking, and problem-solving by guiding students to investigate a local climate or environmental issue by using EO data. The presentation will cover the objectives, structure, and resources, highlighting success stories from past participants. Educators will also learn how to register, support students through their investigations, and contribute to raising climate awareness through education. Whether you’re a teacher, school administrator, or science communicator, this session offers valuable insights into integrating space-based climate education into the classroom and inspiring the next generation of climate-conscious citizens.
https://climatedetectives.esa.int/
https://view.genially.com/6831f0b081f96214ffb1af31/presentation-collaborative-products and https://school-education.ec.europa.eu/en/etwinning/projects/kids-space/twinspace
