How much do you know about the frozen poles of our home planet?
Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
How much do you know about the frozen poles of our home planet?
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.
Students review a video showing a global view of the top-of-atmosphere shortwave radiation from January 26 and 27, 2012 and answer the questions that follow.
NASA visualizers take data – numbers, codes – and turn them into animations people can see and quickly understand.
This lesson plan provides some generic maps, graphs, and data tables for use with the Data Literacy Cube. Because it is a differentiated resource, this lesson plan is appropriate for multiple grade bands.