Hands-on demonstration of the El Niño Effect, trade winds, and upwelling provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.
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Background information on ocean circulation.
This Lesson Plan provides maps, graphs, and data tables for use with the Data Literacy Cubes. Because it is a differentiated resource, it is appropriate for multiple grade bands.
Interpret the map, or model, to find patterns in the occurrence of tropical cyclones from 1842 through 2018.
NASA visualizers take data – numbers, codes – and turn them into animations people can see and quickly understand.
Students interpret a double bar/column chart comparing the number of tropical cyclones in different locations.
This lesson plan provides some generic maps, graphs, and data tables for use with the Data Literacy Cube. Because it is a differentiated resource, this lesson plan is appropriate for multiple grade bands.
My NASA Data has recently released several new resources, StoryMaps, for use in educational settings.
Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
Students identify patterns and describe the relationship between chlorophyll concentration and incoming shortwave radiation.