Grade Level: 9-12
Students will make a claim about whether changing albedo contributes to changes in Arctic habitats.
Students will make a claim about whether changing albedo contributes to changes in Arctic habitats.
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.
Students develop and test a hypothesis about how albedo affects temperature.
Students analyze map visualizations representing the amount of Sun’s energy received on the Earth as indicated by the amount that is reflected back to space, known as “albedo”.