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Students
will
make
predictions
by
linking
current
scientific
satellite
data
to
concerns
about
global
climate
change.
Using
maps
of
sea
surface
temperature
(SST)
and
ocean
surface
winds,
students
will
learn
how
differential
heating
of
Earth
results
in
circulation
patterns
in
the
atmosphere
and
oceans
that
globally
distribute
the
heat.
Students
will
learn
the
relationship
between
the
rotation
of
Earth
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One
of
the
strongest
observed
ENSO
events
of
the
century
began
to
unfold
in
1997.
Fortunately,
an
extensive
network
of
satellite
and
ocean
buoy
instruments
was
prepared
to
monitor
and
record
the
historical
event.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
collect
data
from
the
MY
NASA
DATA
Live
Access
Server
to
understand
how
scientists
detect
the
onset
of
El
Nino
conditions
and
the
reversal
to
La
Nina
conditions
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Scientists
have
recently
been
reporting
that
the
average
temperature
of
the
Earth
has
been
rising,
usually
referred
to
as
'global
warming'.
What
is
the
evidence
for
this
change?
One
piece
of
evidence
could
come
from
patterns
of
snow
(on
land)
and
ice
(either
sea
ice
floating
on
the
oceans
or
glaciers
on
land)
on
the
Earth
-
if
the
snow
and
ice
are
disappearing,
it
would
indicate
rising
average
temperatures.
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Students will examine data in several formats in order to determine the presence or absence of seasonal variability in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations. The dataset used in this lesson is monthly averages of NO2 as measured from NASA's EOS Aura spacecraft.
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There
are
several
factors
that
influence
the
climate
or
prevailing
weather
conditions
for
any
given
location
on
Earth.
The
most
important
factor
is
the
latitude
of
the
location
because
that
affects
the
amount
of
solar
radiation
received
throughout
the
year.
Other
factors
include
its
distance
from
a
body
of
water
(its
moisture
source),
elevation
and
local
topography.
In
this
6
to
10
day
unit
plan,
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Back
in
the
days
of
Christopher
Columbus,
voyages
made
across
bodies
of
water
were
dependent
upon
winds
and
currents
to
drive
the
sailing
ships.
Thus
good
navigation
routes
were
often
determined
by
prevailing
weather
conditions
such
as
the
Trade
Winds,
and
then
discovered
by
explorers.
In
this
lesson,
students
will
explore
the
wind
climatology
for
the
Atlantic
Ocean
basin
(as
determined
by
satellite
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In this lesson, students will investigate changes in air quality due to human interaction particularly burning of fossil fuels, and crop burning which increase levels of carbon monoxide. Students will evaluate changes in air quality over a 6 month time frame using Air Quality-Carbon Monoxide Data and draw conclusions based on observing color plot comparison graphs.
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In
this
lesson,students
will
play
the
role
of
a
sailboat
captain
in
The
Hamptons,
an
upscale
vacation
venue,
who
must
schedule
sailing
trips
to
amuse
tourists
and
make
money
for
the
company.
Using
Monthly
Wind
Speed
data
from
1995-2005
from
MyNASAData
website,
students
will
evaluate
changes
in
the
monthly
wind
speed,
draw
conclusions
about
how
wind
speed
will
effect
their
company
positively
or
negatively,
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This lesson will connect the idea of the tilt and orbit of the earth (changing of seasons) with monthly changes in snow/
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In
this
lesson,students
will
evaluate
a
location
in
the
Northern
Hemisphere
and
Southern
Hemisphere
to
determine
the
areas
best
for
collecting
solar
power.
Changes
in
surface
radiation
will
be
evaluated
using
Monthly
Surface
Radiation
data
from
2007
from
MyNASAData
website.
Students
will
draw
conclusions
about
how
surface
radiation
levels
will
affect
choice
of
solar
power
plant
location
selection
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