Grade Level: 6-8
Students watch a 28-minute video on NASA's involvement in fighting wildfires.
Students watch a 28-minute video on NASA's involvement in fighting wildfires.
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.
Students consider the impact of changing conditions on the remote island of Little Diomede, Alaska after they investigate the relationship between seasonal trends in sea ice extent with shortwave and longwave radiation flux described in Earth’s energy budget.