Use the Data Literacy Cube to guide students’ exploration of mapped data of the Earth System to enrich their observations and inferences.  This is a flexible resource that may be used with a variety of mapped images.  This activity requires a map of Earth data for students to evalu

In this lesson, students will explore the effect of aerosols on sky color and visibility by using an interactive virtual model. 

This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.

In this activity, students explore the Urban Heat Island Effect phenomenon by collecting temperatures of different materials with respect to their locations.  

Students watch the video Frozen Earth and answer the following questions that discuss how ice helps moderate the planet's temperature using NASA satellites.

This activity is one of a series in the collection, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change activities.