Students will analyze a graph showing the amounts of peak energy received at local noon each day over the year changes with different latitudes.
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Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
This lesson is designed to help students analyze the interaction between different cloud heights and Earth's incoming and outgoing energy.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students watch a video and answer questions on Dr. Patrick Taylor (Atmospheric Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center) as he discusses the study of clouds and Earth's energy budget by analyzing data from Low Earth Orbit satellites.
Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8,
9-12
Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students watch a NOVA PBS video about the different effects of clouds on climate and Earth's energy budget. Then they answer questions and brainstorm to complete a flow chart of events that might occur if the percentage of absorbing clouds increases.