Grade Level: 6-8
This USGS activity leads students to an understanding of what remote sensing means and how researchers use it to study changes to the Earth’s surface, such as deforestation.
This USGS activity leads students to an understanding of what remote sensing means and how researchers use it to study changes to the Earth’s surface, such as deforestation.
Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.
Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.