Students will review the NASA Space Place video, "Tectonic Forces", and answer questions about tectonic plates.
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Review this page to learn about the background of volcanoes and their eruptions.
Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.
Students watch a video explaining albedo and its impact on Earth. The video shows visualizations of albedo across Earth and how it can change. Students will interpret the images in the video and answer questions about albedo.
Students analyze the stability and change of sea level after watching a visualization of sea level height around the world.
Students examine satellite images of an island before and after a volcanic eruption to determine the impact of the eruption.
Students analyze two North Pole orthographic data visualizations produced from soil moisture data. After describing trends in the seasonal thaw of land surfaces, students demonstrate their understanding of Earthās energy budget by explaining relationships and make predictions about the dataset.
Students interpret a graph of surface temperatures taken from city districts and other types of communities.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.