GLOBE protocols and learning activities that complement the Ocean Circulation Patterns phenomenon through hands-on investigations are detailed. These protocols can be used to build a basis for understanding the principles of salinity and water temperature which are drivers of the ocean circulation patterns.
Educational Resources - Search Tool
Explore and connect to GLOBE protocol bundles. Each bundle has related Earth System Data Explorer datasets identified.
Explore a variety of NASA resources.
This resource helps to identify and access GLOBE protocols and hands-on learning activities that complement the Sea and Land Ice Melt phenomenon.
Students collect and analyze temperature data to explore what governs how much energy is reflected.
Air, Water, Land, & Life: A Global Perspective
Our Earth is a dynamic system with diverse subsystems that interact in complex ways. Questions that scientists have about the Earth as a System may include the following. As you learn more about the Earth System, reflect on these questions.
Explore the biosphere and why it is important.
How much do you know about the frozen poles of our home planet?
What is the atmosphere and why is it important?