The thematic resources listed here include hands-on activities, online interactives, images and movies, e-brochures and StoryMaps. These resources have been compiled to help provide an entry point for anyone curious about the PACE mission.
Learn how NASA studies the ocean through our downloadable coloring pages and online coloring interactives.
A 12-month tour around the globe reveals how tiny ocean life – microscopic plants and algae known as "phytoplankton" – sustain our living planet. It also includes an example of
aerosols, particles that are suspended in our atmosphere, that will be measured by PACE.
PACE Quizzes
Learn about PACE – and yourself – by taking our quizzes. Two are designed to discover which phytoplankton species is most like you
(Which Phytoplankton Are You? and
Which Phytoplankton Are You - Quarantine Edition). Another quiz helps you understand
What in the World are Aerosols?
What's it like to be a NASA scientist studying the ocean? Learn from the experts themselves in our Earth Expeditions blogs. These posts offer a daily insight into how scientists conduct field work during a pandemic.
Explore what NASA's Earth-observing satellites see from space with this interactive map featuring a collection of ocean color imagery from around the world. Just click on any dot to preview ocean color images. Like what you see? Click the preview to access a beautiful scene of our home planet.
Listen to scientists talk about a changing ocean in this six-part science and oceanography podcast designed especially for middle-schoolers.
Learn to build your own satellite, PACE style. It usually takes years to build a satellite that can survive the extremes of space. This paper model replica of PACE has five parts plus an optional 'Hinge'. Just like NASA, you will create the final spacecraft model by assembling the parts together...but in a tiny fraction of the time!
Interested in more activities?
Learn about them here.