Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students analyze the stability and change of sea level after watching a visualization of sea level height around the world.
Students analyze the stability and change of sea level after watching a visualization of sea level height around the world.
This mini lesson engages students by watching a NASA video related to seasonal chlorophyll concentration as it relates to net radiation using NASA's Aqua satellite. Students will examine the model and answer the 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.