Students collect and analyze temperature data to explore what governs how much energy is reflected.
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The Earth System Poster activity walks learners through global patterns and illuminates how each of the spheres is interconnected across the world. We will divide into small groups to look at maps of different parts of the earth system that have been observed by NASA satellites.
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.
Background information on the El Nino Southern Oscillation or ENSO.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Rivers and Lakes protocol bundle.
By investigating the data presented in a model that displays extreme summer air temperatures, students explain energy transfer in the Earth system and consider the impact of excessive heat on local communities.
An urban heat island is a phenomenon that is best described when a city experiences much warmer temperatures than in nearby rural areas. The sun’s heat and light reach the city and the country in the same way. The difference in temperature between urban and less-developed rural areas has to do with how well the surfaces in each environment absorb and hold heat.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Oceans protocol bundle.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE Mosquito protocol bundle.
Phytoplankton distribution background information.