In this activity, students will analyze a NASA sea surface height model of El Niño for December 27, 2015, and answer questions. Then they will be instructed to create a model of their own made from pudding to reflect the layers of El Niño.

Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.

Students will use coloring sheets to create a color coded model of El Niño and analyze it. If the Data Literacy Map Cube is used with this, students will color their models first.

The purpose of this activity is for students to create a desktop soil profile based on the biome region of the United States where your school is located.

Background information on the El Nino Southern Oscillation or ENSO.

Students develop and test a hypothesis about how albedo affects temperature.

Our Earth is a dynamic system with diverse subsystems that interact in complex ways. Questions that scientists have about the Earth as a System may include the following. As you learn more about the Earth System, reflect on these questions. 

Students watch a video and answer questions on Dr. Patrick Taylor (Atmospheric Scientist, NASA Langley Research Center) as he discusses the study of clouds and Earth's energy budget by analyzing data from Low Earth Orbit satellites. 

Students collect and analyze temperature data to explore what governs how much energy is reflected. 

The Solar Eclipse Implementation Sequence provides a series of lesson plans for students to learn about solar eclipses.