Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8,
9-12
Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
Students will identify and describe the relationship between watersheds and phytoplankton distribution.
In this activity, students will compare the methods scientists use to study the Sun, including drawings made during a total solar eclipse in the 1860’s, modern coronagraphs, and advanced imagery gathered by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Students examine the two time series images to determine the differences between seasonal ice melt over water versus land.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.