This mini lesson engages students in writing a commentary for a NASA video regarding changes in global temperatures from 1880 to 2017. 

Students will analyze the monthly seasonal chlorophyll concentration images in our global oceans for the four different months of 2024, and then answer the following questions.

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

Students observe the surface temperatures of a variety of surface types found in a suburban environment.

Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.

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

In this mini-lesson, students analyze soil moisture quantities associated with Hurricane Harvey around Houston, Texas on August 25, 2017.

Students interpret a double bar/column chart comparing the number of tropical cyclones in different locations.

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

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