Students observe seasonal images of Monthly Leaf Area, looking for any changes that are occurring throughout the year.
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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.
Exploring salinity patterns is a great way to better understand the relationships between the water cycle, ocean circulation, and climate. In this mini lesson, students analyze sea surface salinity mapped plots created from the Earth System Data Explorer, paired with questions (and answers) from the Aquarius Mission. Credit: Aquarius Education
Students explore the spatial patterns observed in meteorological data and learn how this information is used to predict weather and understand climate behavior.
This NASA visualization shows sea surface salinity observations (September 2011-September 2014). Students review the video and answer questions.
The Earth System Satellite Images help students observe and analyze global Earth and environmental data, understand the relationship among different environmental variables, and explore how the data change seasonally and over longer timescales.