Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
Students develop and test a hypothesis about how albedo affects temperature.
Students develop and test a hypothesis about how albedo affects temperature.
An urban heat island is a phenomenon that is best described when a city experiences much warmer temperatures than in nearby rural areas. The sun’s heat and light reach the city and the country in the same way. The difference in temperature between urban and less-developed rural areas has to do with how well the surfaces in each environment absorb and hold heat.
Students evaluate graphs and images of sea ice and relate them to changes in albedo. Students make a claim about the interaction of albedo and sea ice extent.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.