Students construct explanations about Earth’s energy budget by connecting a model with observations from side-by-side animations of the monthly mapped data showing incoming and outgoing shortwave radiation from Earth’s surface.
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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.
Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.
Students watch the video Frozen Earth and answer the following questions that discuss how ice helps moderate the planet's temperature using NASA satellites.
Interpret the map, or model, to find patterns in the occurrence of tropical cyclones from 1842 through 2018.
Students watch a video introducing the concept of albedo and answer questions.
Students will review the NASA Space Place video, "Tectonic Forces", and answer questions about tectonic plates.
Students will watch a video on the Greenland Ice Sheet and answer questions.
Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.