The advance-and-retreat cycle of snow cover drastically changes the whiteness and brightness of Earth. Using two maps created using NASA satellite data for 2017, students review the seasonal differences of snow and ice extent and answer questions on their observations.
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Students will review the NASA Space Place video, "Tectonic Forces", and answer questions about tectonic plates.
Students will analyze a line graph that shows how the surface temperature and air temperature values change over the course of 24 hours.
Students examine satellite images of an island before and after a volcanic eruption to determine the impact of the eruption.
Use the AirNow.gov website to determine current air quality in US locations, as well as other information.
Students analyze a graph that illustrates the change in global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures.
Students analyze surface air temperature anomalies to identify change with respect to different latitudes across the world.
Students will use the NASA Earth Observations analysis tool to explore changing albedo in the Arctic compared with other areas of Earth.
Students observe seasonal images of Monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation, looking for any changes in vegetation that are occurring throughout the year. They put the images in order based on what they know about seasonal changes.
This mini lesson engages students in writing a commentary for a NASA video regarding changes in global temperatures from 1880 to 2017.