The advance-and-retreat cycle of snow cover drastically changes the whiteness and brightness of Earth. Using two maps created using NASA satellite data for 2017, students review the seasonal differences of snow and ice extent and answer questions on their observations.
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Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Grade Level: 9-12
Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations.
Grade Level: 9-12
This unit plan is published by the NASA Climate Change Research Initiative's (CCRI) Applied Research STEM Curriculum Portfolio. The CCRI Unit Plan, called “Urban Surface Temperatures and the Urban Heat Island Effects,“ has the purpose to educate students how climate is changi
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students examine the two time series images to determine the differences between seasonal ice melt over water versus land.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.