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.

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

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

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

Follow this link to access GLOBE protocols and hands-on learning activities that complement the Hurricane Dynamics phenomenon.

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 visit a NASA Website called "Eyes on the Earth" to view satellite missions in 3D circling the Earth and learn to navigate to specific satellites to learn about their capability of analyzing our changing planet and air quality.

Students synthesize information from My NASA Data maps and texts from the EPA website to determine how levels of criteria pollutants have changed from 2005 to 2021. This research will prepare them to respond to the lesson’s essential questions during a Socratic seminar.