Grade Level: 6-8
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.
Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
Students construct explanations about Earth’s energy budget by connecting a model with observations from side-by-side animations of the monthly mapped data showing incoming and outgoing shortwave radiation from Earth’s surface.
This NASA visualization shows sea surface salinity observations (September 2011-September 2014). Students review the video and answer questions.