Grade Level: 3-5
Students track weather over time and create a bar chart to track their data.
Students track weather over time and create a bar chart to track their data.
In this activity, students make a claim about the cause of ocean currents and then develop a model to explain the role of temperature and density in deep ocean currents. This lesson is modified from "Visit to an Ocean Planet" Caltech and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Students will analyze and interpret graphs to compare the flow of (shortwave) energy from the Sun toward China over the course of a year on cloudy versus clear days. Students will draw a conclusion and support it with evidence.
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.