Students examine the two time series images to determine the differences between seasonal ice melt over water versus land.
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Check out the Arctic and Earth SIGNs video to explore how climate models are used in climate change research.
Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations.
This lesson walks students through the use of Landsat false-color imagery and identification of different land cover features using these as models.
The advance-and-retreat cycle of snow cover drastically changes the whiteness and brightness of Earth. Using two maps created using NASA satellite data for 2017, students review the seasonal differences of snow and ice extent and answer questions on their observations.
Students are divided into three different groups and are assigned a category of drivers of change in regional trends of freshwater storage (Climate Change, Human Activity, and Natural Variability).
The Earth System Satellite Images help students observe and analyze global Earth and environmental data, understand the relationship among different environmental variables, and explore how the data change seasonally and over longer timescales.