The purpose of this activity is for students to create a desktop soil profile based on the biome region of the United States where your school is located.
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Students observe seasonal images of Monthly Leaf Area, looking for any changes that are occurring throughout the year.
The purpose of this lesson is for students to compare data displays to determine which best answers the driving question. To do this they will evaluate the spread of the data and what the displays show.
Students investigate the effects of Hurricane Sandy and make a scale model of the storm over the continental United States to assess the area of impact.
In this lesson, students will explore the effect of aerosols on sky color and visibility by using an interactive virtual model.
What is sea-level rise and how does it affect us? This "Teachable Moment" looks at the science behind sea-level rise and offers lessons and tools for teaching students about this important climate topic.
This lesson contains a card sort activity that challenges students to predict relative albedo values of common surfaces.