Explore and connect to the GLOBE Oceans protocol bundle. 

Students identify patterns and describe the relationship between chlorophyll concentration and incoming shortwave radiation. 

Earth is a system of systems.

In this lesson, students will investigate the drivers of climate change, including adding carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, sea level rise, and the effect of decreasing sea ice on temperatures.

Background information on snow and ice extent.

Guided by the 5E model, this lesson allows students to work together to uncover how changes in sea ice extent in the Arctic and Antarctic regions are connected to Earth’s energy budget.

Students collect and analyze temperature data to explore what governs how much energy is reflected. 

Steve Nerem is the leader of NASA’s Sea Level Change team. His project, Observation-Driven Projections of Future Regional Sea Level Change, focuses on using NASA satellite and in situ observations and climate modeling to estimate future regional sea level change.

Explore and connect to the GLOBE Rivers and Lakes protocol bundle. 

 Air, Water, Land, & Life: A Global Perspective