List of all Cryosphere Lesson Plans

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Atmosphere
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Biosphere
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Cryosphere
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Geosphere
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Hydrosphere
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Earth as a System


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3-12
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3-5
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6-8
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9-12
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Students will analyze and interpret maps of the average net atmospheric radiation to compare the flow of energy from the Sun toward Earth in different months and for cloudy versus clear days. Students will draw conclusions and support them with evidence.

Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12

Students develop and test a hypothesis about how albedo affects temperature.

Grade Level: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

The Earth System Satellite Images, help the learner visualize how different Earth system variables change over time, establish cause and effect relationships for a specific variable, identify patterns, and determine relationships among variables over one year.

These NASA lessons support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and three dimensional learning of the Earth System. These include activities where students interact with NASA maps, graphs, and datasets from the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and the earth system.