Grade Level: 6-8,
9-12
How much do you know about the frozen poles of our home planet?
How much do you know about the frozen poles of our home planet?
Students use Phytopia: Exploration of the Marine Ecosystem, a computer-based tool, to investigate various phytoplankton species and topics relating to phytoplankton biology.
Students analyze the relationship between sea surface height and ocean surface currents by graphing sea height using satellite data. Note: This lesson is modified from NASA's TOPEX/Poseidon lesson plan.
Students will use the NASA Earth Observations analysis tool to explore changing albedo in the Arctic compared with other areas of Earth.
Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.