Scientifically-Interesting Stories
Scientifically-Interesting Story of Albedo Values in the Cryosphere
Are you looking for a storyline to use with your students that features NASA data that addresses how changes in the Cryosphere are quantified? Consider using the following resources in your classroom today!
Complementary Mini Lessons
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Grade Level: 9-12
Changing Albedo and Sea Ice
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Grade Level: 9-12
Seasonal Arctic Albedo
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Grade Level: 3-5
What is Albedo?
Interactive Files
Document Resources
Sphere(s)
- Cryosphere
- Hydrosphere
- Earth as a System
Grade Band
- 6-8
- 9-12
Supported NGSS Performance Expectations
- MS-ESS2-1: Develop a model to describe the cycling of Earth's materials and the flow of energy that drives this process.
- MS-ESS2-6: Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the Earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
- HS-ESS2-2: Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
- HS-ESS2-4: Use a model to describe how variations in the flow of energy into and out of Earth’s systems result in changes in climate.
NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas
- ESS2A: Earth Materials and Systems
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices
- Developing and Using Models
- Analyzing and Interpreting Data
Crosscutting Concepts
- Cause and Effect
- Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
- Stability and Change
