Lab 8: Poster Activities

Images displaying global environmental data through the course of 2007 are compared in order to understand how the Earth works as a system. Extension activities connect the Earth System Poster to external websites (e.g., NASA, NOAA, NSIDC, and SERC).

After completing this investigation, you should be able to:

• explore the concepts of Earth as a System;
• find patterns and connections between and among maps containing different environmental data; and
• understand the relationship between time and space in regard to global environmental data.

Keeping Track of What You Learn

Throughout these labs, you will find two kinds of questions.

• Checking In questions are intended to keep you engaged and focused on key concepts and to allow you to periodically check if the material is making sense. These questions are often accompanied by hints or answers to let you know if you are on the right track.
• Stop and Think questions are intended to help your teacher assess your understanding of the key concepts and skills you should be learning from the lab activities and readings.

Your teacher will let you know which answers you should record and turn in.