Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students analyze the stability and change of sea level after watching a visualization of sea level height around the world.
List of all Hydrosphere Mini Lessons
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
This mini lesson helps students visualize how the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere interact to produce changes in land and sea ice.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
For over 20 years, satellite instruments have measured the sea surface height of our ever-changing oceans. This video of images shows the complicated patterns of rising and falling ocean levels across the globe from 1993 to 2015.
Grade Level: 9-12
Students analyze four data visualizations focused on the topic of sea level. They use a jigsaw method to explore and communicate their findings to their peers.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
In this mini-lesson, students analyze soil moisture quantities associated with Hurricane Harvey around Houston, Texas on August 25, 2017.
Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
Students interpret a double bar/column chart comparing the number of tropical cyclones in different locations.
Grade Level: 6-8
Compare a histogram and map to determine the differences in the information conveyed in each data display.
Grade Level: 3-5
Interpret the map, or model, to find patterns in the occurrence of tropical cyclones from 1842 through 2018.
Grade Level: 6-8
Learners will analyze and interpret a box plot and evaluate the spread of the data. Learners will compare it with a different visualization of the data to see how the two compare, discuss the limitations of the two types of data displays and formulate questions.
Grade Level: 6-8
Interpret a scatter plot to find patterns in the number of tropical cyclones from 1842 to 2018.
Mini lessons are intended to be short engagement activities that teachers may assign as bell-ringers, exit slips, or parts of larger learning lessons. These include activities where students interact with NASA maps, graphs, and datasets from the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and the earth system.
