Students watch the video Frozen Earth and answer the following questions that discuss how ice helps moderate the planet's temperature using NASA satellites.
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Conduct this EO Kids mini-lesson with your students to explore the phenomenon of Urban Heat Island Effect.
Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
This mini lesson helps students visualize how the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere interact to produce changes in land and sea ice.
Helping students build their understanding of Earth's spheres and how they are connected is difficult. Review the graphics to help identify the parts of the Earth System and the processes that connect them at the local, regional, and global scales.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.