Students will identify and describe the relationship between watersheds and phytoplankton distribution.
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Download NASA satellite data to create a custom climograph for a specific location.
Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.
NASA Worldview is a free online visualization tool that is a great launchpad for learners who are new (or veteran) users of satellite data.
Phytoplankton background information.
Explore the energy and matter cycles found within the Earth System.
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.
Earth is a system of systems.
Students use Phytopia: Exploration of the Marine Ecosystem, a computer-based tool, to investigate various phytoplankton species and topics relating to phytoplankton biology.