Students observe how air quality changes over time, for a selected location, using data from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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This mini lesson engages students in watching a NASA video related to accumulated dust that makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest using NASA's CALIPSO satellite. Students will examine a model and answer questions related to dust transport and the introduction of phosphorus to the soils of the Amazon.
Students review a visualization showing a global view of the top-of-atmosphere longwave radiation from January 26 and 27, 2012. They review the supporting text and analyze the data in the visualization to answer questions.
Students will analyze a graph showing the amounts of peak energy received at local noon each day over the year changes with different latitudes.
Students analyze the data and details of a complicated graph by identifying components and data patterns.
Students will make a claim about whether changing albedo contributes to changes in Arctic habitats.
Conduct this EO Kids mini-lesson with your students to explore the phenomenon of Urban Heat Island Effect.