Students observe seasonal images of Monthly Leaf Area, looking for any changes that are occurring throughout the year.
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Watch the video and have students answer the questions about Earth's cryosphere.
Compare pictures of different volcanoes. Then visit NASA's Space Place to learn about volcanoes and answer questions about volcanic eruptions.
Students observe seasonal images of Monthly Normalized Difference Vegetation, looking for any changes in vegetation that are occurring throughout the year. They put the images in order based on what they know about seasonal changes.
Students will use the NASA Earth Observations analysis tool to explore changing albedo in the Arctic compared with other areas of Earth.
Students watch a video and answer questions on Dr. Patrick Taylor (Atmospheric Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center) as he discusses the study of clouds and Earth's energy budget by analyzing data from Low Earth Orbit satellites.Ā
ThisĀ mini lesson engages studentsĀ in writingĀ a commentary for aĀ NASA video regardingĀ changes in global temperatures from 1880 to 2017.Ā