Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.
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Grade Level: 6-8
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
In this experiment, students make a claim about the cause of ocean currents and then develop a model to explain the role of salinity and density in deep ocean currents. This lesson is modified from "Visit to an Ocean Planet" Caltech and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students explore positive feedback effects of changing albedo from melting Arctic sea ice.
Grade Level: 6-8
Students interpret a graph of surface temperatures taken from city districts and other types of communities.
Grade Level: 9-12
This unit plan is published by the NASA Climate Change Research Initiative's (CCRI) Applied Research STEM Curriculum Portfolio. The CCRI Unit Plan, called “Urban Surface Temperatures and the Urban Heat Island Effects,“ has the purpose to educate students how climate is changi