Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.
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Students examine satellite images of an island before and after a volcanic eruption to determine the impact of the eruption.
Students will synthesize information from maps that show population, concentrations of PM2.5, and PM2.5-attributable mortality across the globe in order to draw conclusions about the relationship between particulate pollution and human health.
This mini lesson focuses on the 2015-2016 El Niño event and how its weather conditions triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world. Students will review a NASA article and watch the associated video to use as a tool to compare with maps related to 2015-2016 rainfall and elevated disease risk, and answer the questions.
Students will make a claim about whether changing albedo contributes to changes in Arctic habitats.