Explore and connect to the GLOBE Rivers and Lakes protocol bundle.
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Explore the energy and matter cycles found within the Earth System.
Phytoplankton distribution background information.
This activity is one of a series in the collection, The Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change activities.
Students learn how to estimate the "energy efficiency" of photosynthesis, or the amount of energy that plants absorb for any given location on Earth. This is the ratio of the amount of energy stored to the amount of light energy absorbed and is used to evaluate and model photosynthesis efficiency.
GLOBE protocols and learning activities that complement the Volcanic Eruptions phenomenon through hands-on investigations are detailed.
This lesson walks students through the use of Landsat false-color imagery and identification of different land cover features using these as models.
This investigation is part of the NASA: Mission Geography Module "What are the causes and consequences of climate change?" that guides students through explorations in climatic variability and evidence for global climate change.
Background information on sea and land ice melt.
Explore and connect to GLOBE protocol bundles. Each bundle has related Earth System Data Explorer datasets identified.