Students identify patterns in chlorophyll concentration data to formulate their explanations of phytoplankton distribution. 

In this lesson, students will explore the effect of aerosols on sky color and visibility by using an interactive virtual model. 

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.

Examine (daytime) surface temperature and solar radiation received at locations found near similar latitudes using NASA Data.

Use the Earth System Data Explorer to analyze data and make a claim about which 2018 eruption was larger, Kilauea, HI or Ambae Island, Vanuatu.