Grade Level: 6-8
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.
A kinesthetic activity that challenges students to participate in a model that describes the fate of solar energy as it enters the Earth system. A good initial lesson for Earth’s energy budget, students unravel the benefits and limitations of their model.
Students identify patterns and describe the relationship between chlorophyll concentration and incoming shortwave radiation.