Students explore albedo, sea ice, and the relationship between changing albedo and changing sea ice using data visualizations.
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Students will analyze a graph showing the variation of energy imbalance on Earth over the year along different latitudinal zones and answer the questions that follow.
Explore and connect to the GLOBE ENSO (El Niño Southern Oscillation) protocol bundle.
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This lesson is taken from NASA's Phytopia: Discovery of the Marine Ecosystem written in partnership with Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science with funding from the National Science Foundation.
Students will make a claim about whether changing albedo contributes to changes in Arctic habitats.
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Argumentation is an important practice whereas the scientist develops explanations using evidence and reasoning to explain observed phenomena.
Students analyze four data visualizations focused on the topic of sea level. They use a jigsaw method to explore and communicate their findings to their peers.
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.