Students explore the spatial patterns observed in meteorological data and learn how this information is used to predict weather and understand climate behavior.
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Learn about volcanic ash and watch a visualization of the Calbuco volcano to see how ash travels around the world.
Students develop and test a hypothesis about how albedo affects temperature.
Students will explore the relationship between Nitrogen Dioxide and Precipitation in Earth's atmosphere. They will explore the data provided, make a claim, and complete a slide guided by a rubric.
Students will describe the changes in a newly-formed volcanic island over the first three years of its life.
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.
Arctic sea ice is the cap of frozen seawater blanketing most of the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas in wintertime. It follows seasonal patterns of thickening and melting. Students view how the quantity has changed from 1979 through 2018.
Watch NASA videos about aerosols and volcanic ash.
Students analyze the stability and change of sea level after watching a visualization of sea level height around the world.
For over 20 years, satellite instruments have measured the sea surface height of our ever-changing oceans. This video of images shows the complicated patterns of rising and falling ocean levels across the globe from 1993 to 2015.