In this mini-lesson, students analyze soil moisture quantities associated with Hurricane Harvey around Houston, Texas on August 25, 2017.
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Interpret the map, or model, to find patterns in the occurrence of tropical cyclones from 1842 through 2018.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Water Cycle protocol bundle.
Students interpret a double bar/column chart comparing the number of tropical cyclones in different locations.
Follow this link to access GLOBE protocols and hands-on learning activities that complement the Hurricane Dynamics phenomenon.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Air Quality protocol bundle.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Weather protocol bundle.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Mosquito protocol bundle.
Compare a histogram and map to determine the differences in the information conveyed in each data display.
Learners will analyze and interpret a box plot and evaluate the spread of the data. Learners will compare it with a different visualization of the data to see how the two compare, discuss the limitations of the two types of data displays and formulate questions.