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Students watch the video Frozen Earth and answer the following questions that discuss how ice helps moderate the planet's temperature using NASA satellites.
This mini lesson engages students in watching a NASA video related to accumulated dust that makes the trans-Atlantic journey from the Sahara Desert to the Amazon rainforest using NASA's CALIPSO satellite. Students will examine a model and answer questions related to dust transport and the introduction of phosphorus to the soils of the Amazon.
Students will watch a video on the Greenland Ice Sheet and answer questions.
Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.
Students will review the NASA Space Place video, "Tectonic Forces", and answer questions about tectonic plates.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.
Students watch a video introducing the concept of albedo and answer questions.