Students watch a video explaining albedo and its impact on Earth. The video shows visualizations of albedo across Earth and how it can change. Students will interpret the images in the video and answer questions about albedo.

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 collect and analyze temperature data to explore what governs how much energy is reflected. 

Test your knowledge of soil moisture and its effect on global populations.  Soil moisture is the amount of water contained in the soil.

Background information on the El Nino Southern Oscillation or ENSO.

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.  

The Hurricane Dynamics Implementation Sequence provides a series of lessons and activities for students to learn how hurricanes affect the different spheres within the Earth System by using maps and other geographic representations, tools, and technologies to acquire, process, and report informat

Background information on ocean circulation.

 Air, Water, Land, & Life: A Global Perspective

Phytoplankton distribution background information.