NASA visualizers take data – numbers, codes – and turn them into animations people can see and quickly understand.

Students watch a video introducing the concept of albedo and answer questions.

Students will make a claim about whether changing albedo contributes to changes in Arctic habitats.

Students analyze two North Pole orthographic data visualizations produced from soil moisture data. After describing trends in the seasonal thaw of land surfaces, students demonstrate their understanding of Earth’s energy budget by explaining relationships and make predictions about the dataset.

Students analyze four data visualizations focused on the topic of sea level.  They use a jigsaw method to explore and communicate their findings to their peers.