Students will analyze a graph showing the variation of energy imbalance on Earth over the year along different latitudinal zones and answer the questions that follow.
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Using an infographic, students describe differences in electromagnetic radiation that is part of a model of Earth’s energy budget by applying the defined terms of Shortwave Radiation and Longwave Radiation.
The activities in this guide will help students understand variations in environmental parameters by examining connections among different phenomena measured on local, regional and global scales.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Oceans protocol bundle.
This lesson is designed to help students analyze the interaction between different cloud heights and Earth's incoming and outgoing energy.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Urban protocol bundle.
Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.
Explore and connect to protocols in GLOBE related to the cryosphere. Each protocol has related Earth System Data Explorer datasets identified as well.
Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution.
Students will identify and describe the relationship between watersheds and phytoplankton distribution.