Grade Level: 9-12
Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations.
Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations.
Students watch a video explaining albedo and its impact on Earth. The video shows visualizations of albedo across Earth and how it can change. Students will interpret the images in the video and answer questions about albedo.
Students will use the NASA Earth Observations analysis tool to explore changing albedo in the Arctic compared with other areas of Earth.
Students will analyze a pie chart (circle graph) showing the distribution of different parts of the Earth system's absorption and reflection of energy.