Explore using units in calculations with the Leaf Area Index (LAI). LAI is a ratio that describes the number of square meters of leaves per square meter of available land surface. Because of the units in the ratio, it is dimensionless.
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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 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.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
For over 20 years, satellite instruments have measured the sea surface height of our ever-changing oceans. This video of images shows the complicated patterns of rising and falling ocean levels across the globe from 1993 to 2015.