Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8
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.
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.
Students analyze historic plant growth data (i.e., Peak Bloom dates) of Washington, D.C.’s famous cherry blossom trees, as well as atmospheric near surface temperatures as evidence for explaining the phenomena of earlier Peak Blooms in our nation’s capital.
Students will investigate the role of clouds and their contribution (if any) to global warming. Working in cooperative groups, students will make a claim about the future role clouds will play in Earth’s Energy Budget if temperatures continue to increase.