Grade Level: 3-5,
6-8,
9-12
Earth is a system of systems.
Earth is a system of systems.
Background information on the El Nino Southern Oscillation or ENSO.
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.
In this activity, students explore three indicators of drought are: soil moisture, lack of precipitation, and decreased streamflows. Students investigate each of these parameters develop a sense for the effects of drought on land.