This activity invites students to model and observe the effect of melting ice sheets (from land) on sea level and the difference between the effect of melting sea-ice to that of melting land ice on sea level.
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Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.
Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.
Students compare climographs for two locations to determine the most likely months to expect the emergence of mosquitoes in each location.
Worldview is a valuable resource in understanding information about the atmosphere. Learn how to access models in order to answer your own questions.
These six graphs show Ocean Chlorophyll Concentrations from 1998 - 2018 in a variety of locations: East Bering Sea, Gulf of Alaska, California Coast, Southeastern US/Gulf of Mexico, Northeastern US and the Scotian Shelf, and the Hawaiian Islands.
Students will analyze images and data from a variety of NASA sensors and satellites depicting the wildfires of northern Canada to understand the state of the atmosphere at the time. Then they will answer a series of questions.
In this activity, students will model the geometry of solar eclipses by plotting a few points on a piece of graph paper, and using quarters and a nickel to represent the Sun and Moon (not to scale).
Students observe the map image, individually, looking for changes in surface air temperatures (using data displayed, unit of measure, range of values, etc.) and noticeable patterns.
In this activity, students will model the geometry of solar eclipses using quarters to represent the Sun and Moon (not to scale).