This mini lesson engages students in writing a commentary for a NASA video regarding changes in global temperatures from 1880 to 2017.
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Students track weather over time and create a bar chart to track their data.
Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.
Students analyze historic plant growth data (i.e., Peak Bloom dates) of Washington, D.C.’s famous cherry blossom trees, as well as atmospheric near surface temperatures as evidence for explaining the phenomena of earlier Peak Blooms in our nation’s capital.
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.
Test your knowledge of soil moisture and its effect on global populations. Soil moisture is the amount of water contained
The Solar Eclipse Implementation Sequence provides a series of lesson plans for students to learn about solar eclipses.