Students watch a visualization video and answer questions on the potential of increasing megadroughts in the southwest and central United States from 1950-2095 using models created by soil moisture data.

Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations. 

This mini lesson helps students visualize how the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere interact to produce changes in land and sea ice. 

Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.  

This mini lesson provides a video on an ultra-high-resolution NASA computer model of how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere travels around the globe. Students will review the video and answer the following questions.

Students connect day/night and seasonal cycles with albedo in the Arctic region. 

Students examine satellite images of an island before and after a volcanic eruption to determine the impact of the eruption.

Students analyze a graph that illustrates the change in global surface temperature relative to 1951-1980 average temperatures.

Examine the images to see the projected differences in land use between 1900 and 2100. 

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.