Students will identify and describe the relationship between watersheds and phytoplankton distribution.
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Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
Students use Phytopia: Exploration of the Marine Ecosystem, a computer-based tool, to investigate various phytoplankton species and topics relating to phytoplankton biology.
This lesson is taken from NASA's Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem written in partnership with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science with funding from the National Science Foundation.
Students identify patterns and describe the relationship between chlorophyll concentration and incoming shortwave radiation.
Phytoplankton distribution background information.
My NASA Data has recently released several new resources, StoryMaps, for use in educational settings.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.
Hands-on demonstration of the El Niño Effect, trade winds, and upwelling provided by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.