Students will analyze a line graph that shows how the surface temperature and air temperature values change over the course of 24 hours.

In this activity, learners predict the likelihood of aurora on Earth by examining the Kp-index and using NOAA’s 30-minute aurora forecast.

This mini lesson engages students with answering questions on cause and effect relationships by watching a NASA video related to changing forests in the Pacific Northwest from 1984 to 2011.

Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.

Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.

Students review different maps of wind trajectories to determine to origins of mud-laden rain in the Pacific Northwest.

Students explore positive feedback effects of changing albedo from melting Arctic sea ice.

Students will use NASA Satellite data of aerosol optical depth and sulfur dioxide as a tool to find evidence of volcanic activity at Kilauea, HI.

Background information on deforestation.

The world's surface air temperature is getting warmer. Whether the cause is human activity or natural changes in the Earth System—and the enormous body of evidence says it’s humans—thermometer readings all around the world have risen steadily since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution.