Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students analyze a graph that illustrates the change in global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures.
Students analyze a graph that illustrates the change in global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures.
Students review the NASA video showing biosphere data over the North Atlantic Ocean as a time series animation displaying a decade of phytoplankton blooms and answer questions.
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.
This NASA visualization shows sea surface salinity observations (September 2011-September 2014). Students review the video and answer questions.