Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations.
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Students will analyze and interpret graphs to compare the flow of (shortwave) energy from the Sun toward China over the course of a year on cloudy versus clear days. Students will draw a conclusion and support it with evidence.
Students will analyze and interpret maps of the average net atmospheric radiation to compare the flow of energy from the Sun toward Earth in different months and for cloudy versus clear days. Students will draw conclusions and support them with evidence.
Students will use the NASA Earth Observations analysis tool to explore changing albedo in the Arctic compared with other areas of Earth.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.
Students explore positive feedback effects of changing albedo from melting Arctic sea ice.