Grade Level: 6-8
Students will review the NASA Space Place video, "Tectonic Forces", and answer questions about tectonic plates.
Students will review the NASA Space Place video, "Tectonic Forces", and answer questions about tectonic plates.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
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.