Grade Level: 6-8
Students review different maps of wind trajectories to determine to origins of mud-laden rain in the Pacific Northwest.
Students review different maps of wind trajectories to determine to origins of mud-laden rain in the Pacific Northwest.
NASA visualizers take data – numbers, codes – and turn them into animations people can see and quickly understand.
Learners will analyze and interpret a box plot and evaluate the spread of the data. Learners will compare it with a different visualization of the data to see how the two compare, discuss the limitations of the two types of data displays and formulate questions.
This activity will help students better understand and practice estimating percent cloud cover.
Conduct this EO Kids mini-lesson with your students to explore the phenomenon of Urban Heat Island Effect.