Learners follow adventurous camper, Awenasa, as she travels the United States and attends various camp locations throughout the year. Learners analyze data to find her location among the various campsites using monthly averaged NASA satellite data (Cloud Coverage, Surface (S
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Background information on ocean circulation.
Background on changing albedo values.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Rivers and Lakes protocol bundle.
Explore the energy and matter cycles found within the Earth System.
Phytoplankton distribution background information.
This activity is one of a series in the collection, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change activities.
Students learn how to estimate the "energy efficiency" of photosynthesis, or the amount of energy that plants absorb for any given location on Earth. This is the ratio of the amount of energy stored to the amount of light energy absorbed and is used to evaluate and model photosynthesis efficiency.
This lesson walks students through the use of Landsat false-color imagery and identification of different land cover features using these as models.
GLOBE protocols and learning activities that complement the Volcanic Eruptions phenomenon through hands-on investigations are detailed.