The purpose of this activity is for students to create a desktop soil profile based on the biome region of the United States where your school is located.
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In this lesson, students will explore the effect of aerosols on sky color and visibility by using an interactive virtual model.
Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
In this lesson, students will explore the effect of aerosols on sky color and visibility by using an interactive virtual model.
Students review Earth System phenomena that are affected by soil moisture. They analyze and evaluate maps of seasonal global surface air temperature and soil moisture data from NASA satellites. Building from their observations, students will select a location in the U.S.
This lesson walks students through the use of Landsat false-color imagery and identification of different land cover features using these as models.
This USGS activity leads students to an understanding of what remote sensing means and how researchers use it to study changes to the Earthās surface, such as deforestation.