Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.
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This graphic organizer may be used to help students analyze the processes and components of Earth System phenomena.
In this activity, students explore three indicators of drought are: soil moisture, lack of precipitation, and decreased streamflows. Students investigate each of these parameters develop a sense for the effects of drought on land.
Students will watch a video on the Greenland Ice Sheet and answer questions.
Students analyze map visualizations representing the amount of Sun’s energy received on the Earth as indicated by the amount that is reflected back to space, known as “albedo”.
Students watch the video Frozen Earth and answer the following questions that discuss how ice helps moderate the planet's temperature using NASA satellites.
Test your knowledge of sea level rise and its effect on global populations.
In this activity, students use satellite images from the NASA Landsat team to quantify changes in glacier cover over time from 1986 to 2018.
Interpret the map, or model, to find patterns in the occurrence of tropical cyclones from 1842 through 2018.