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Math Standards for Surface Air Temperature Trends of the Caribbean
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades 6-12 in the topics of data analysis and probability. These assignments are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
Virginia Standards for Sea Surface Temperature Trends of the Gulf Stream
No full textThis resource supports Virginia Earth science standards. 6.3: The student will investigate and understand the role of solar energy in driving most natural processes within the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and on the Earth's surface. 6.5: The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. ES.2c: The student will demonstrate scientific reasoning and logic by comparing different scientific explanations for a set of observations about the Earth. ES.3: The student will investigate and understand how to read and interpret maps, globes, models, charts, and imagery. PS.7: The student will investigate and understand temperature scales, heat, and heat transfer. Key concepts include Celsius and Kelvin temperature scales and absolute zero.
Virginia Standards for El Nino Lesson
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 6-12. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning ES.1c: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which scales, diagrams, maps, charts, graphs, tables, and profiles are constructed and interpreted. ES.11c: The student will investigate and understand that oceans are complex, interactive physical, chemical, and biological systems and are subject to long- and short-term variations. Key concepts include systems interactions (density differences, energy transfer, weather, and climate). Sci6.3: The student will investigate and understand the role of solar energy in driving most natural processes within the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and on the Earth's surface. Sci6.5: The student will investigate and understand the unique properties and characteristics of water and its roles in the natural and human-made environment. Sci6.6: The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere.
Virginia Standards for Solar Power
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 3-5. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Sci3.11a: The student will investigate and understand different sources of energy. Key concepts include the sun.s ability to produce light and heat energy.
Virginia Standards for Differences Between Ground and Air Temperatures
No full textThis resource supports science standards for grades 6-8. This assignment is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning Sci6.1: The student will plan and conduct investigations in which c) precise and approximate measurements are recorded; h) data are collected, recorded, analyzed, and reported using appropriate metric measurements; and i) data are organized and communicated through graphical representation (graphs, charts, and diagrams). Sci6.6: The student will investigate and understand the properties of air and the structure and dynamics of the Earth's atmosphere.
Math Standards for Ocean Currents and Sea Surface Temperature
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades 8-12 in the topics of data analysis and probability. These assignments are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
Math Standards for Evidence of Change Near the Arctic Circle
No full textThis resource supports math standards for grades 8-12 in the topics of data analysis and probability. These assignments are based on the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) standards.
Coral Bleaching in the Caribbean
No full textCorals feed on algae that thrive in the sunlit water surrounding a reef. However, when water temperatures get too warm, the algae food source dies and corals turn a whitish color. Through scientific observation, it has been determined that coral bleaching may occur when sea surface temperature (SST) exceeds 30C or 86F for a week or longer. During late 2005, a major coral bleaching event occurred when these conditions existed in the Caribbean Sea. In this lesson, students will collect SST data from the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server, create time-series line plots, and use the plots to study this coral bleaching event. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links, sample graphs, follow-up questions, extensions, and teacher notes. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Elementary GLOBE Unit: Do You Know that Clouds Have Names?
No full textIn this book and activities set, the GLOBE Kids share information about the different cloud types by acting out analogies that show what each cloud type looks like and its height in the sky. *Activity 1: Cloud Fun* Students learn about the shape and appearance of cumulus clouds, how to describe them, and what kind of weather is generally happening when these clouds are in the sky. *Activity 2: Cloudscape* Students will be able to identify cloud types using cloud classification names. They will know that the names are based on cloud shape, altitude, and whether they produce precipitation. *Activity 3: To Spread or Not to Spread* Students will be able to identify the three types of contrails and will know that contrails come from airplanes and some contrails become clouds. The Elementary GLOBE unit was designed to introduce K-4 students to the study of Earth System Science. It includes five storybooks and 15 learning activities. The science content provided in the books serves as a springboard to GLOBE’s scientific protocols, and also provides student with an introduction to technology, a basic understanding of the methods of inquiry, and connections to math and literacy skills. Each book has associated hands-on learning activities to support learning exploration. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary
MY NASA DATA: Using MY NASA DATA to Determine Volcanic Activity
No full textThis lesson is designed to help students gain knowledge in graphing a microset of data, then using the graphs to investigate the relationship between volcanic activity and the presence of atmospheric aerosols. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links and sample graphs, follow-up questions and extensions, and Teacher Notes. Educational levels: High school