Grade Level: 6-8
Interpret a scatter plot to find patterns in the number of tropical cyclones from 1842 to 2018.
Interpret a scatter plot to find patterns in the number of tropical cyclones from 1842 to 2018.
The purpose of this lesson is for students to compare data displays to determine which best answers the driving question. To do this they will evaluate the spread of the data and what the displays show.
In this activity, students use satellite images from the NASA Landsat team to quantify changes in glacier cover over time from 1986 to 2018.