Grade Level: 6-8
Students will analyze a line graph that shows how the surface temperature and air temperature values change over the course of 24 hours.
Students will analyze a line graph that shows how the surface temperature and air temperature values change over the course of 24 hours.
Carbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere is affected by many processes including fires, deforestation, and plant respiration. Students will evaluate a Landsat image to determine the rate of carbon dioxide sequestration in a particular area.
Students learn how to estimate the "energy efficiency" of photosynthesis, or the amount of energy that plants absorb for any given location on Earth. This is the ratio of the amount of energy stored to the amount of light energy absorbed and is used to evaluate and model photosynthesis efficiency.