Teaching Activities

Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Analyzing the Antarctic Ozone Hole
LuAnn Dahlman, NOAA
DATA: Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS) Images. TOOLS: ImageJ, Spreadsheet. SUMMARY: Animate and explore 10 years of Southern Hemisphere ozone images. Then measure and graph the area of the ozone hole over time.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Online Readiness: Designed for In-Person
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations, Activities:Classroom Activity:Short Activity, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Tools
Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Ozone depletion, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric gases, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Meteorology:Atmospheric structure and composition, Geography:Geospatial, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Biogeochemical cycling
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review

Detecting El Niño in Sea Surface Temperature Data part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:PMEL
David Smith, GLOBE; Betsy Youngman, none
DATA: Sea Surface Temperature (SST). TOOL: My World GIS. SUMMARY: Examine 15 years of SST data from the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory. Create and analyze average SST maps to identify El Nino and La Nina events.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Maps, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Subject: Geoscience:Oceanography:Ocean-Climate Interactions, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Atmospheric and oceanic circulation
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Using NASA NEO and ImageJ to Explore the Role of Snow Cover in Shaping Climate part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring Albedo with NASA NEO
DATA: NASA Satellite Images. TOOLS: ImageJ and Image Composite Explorer (ICE) of NASA Earth Observations (NEO). SUMMARY: Explore and animate satellite images of reflected short wave radiation, snow cover, and land surface temperature downloaded. Then observe, graph, and analyze the relationship between these three variables.

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity, Audio/Visual:Maps, Computer Applications, Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations
Subject: Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Climate feedbacks
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary, Passed Peer Review

Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
Denise Blaha, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus; Rita Freuder, University of New Hampshire-Main Campus
DATA: Climate Model Predictions TOOLS: EOS-Webster, Spreadsheet application SUMMARY: Produce and analyze graphs to compare climate predictions among U.S. states through the year 2100.

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Resource Type: Activities: Datasets and Tools:Datasets with Teaching Activities, Activities:Classroom Activity, Computer Applications, Datasets and Tools:Tools, Datasets
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology :Climate sensitivity and feedbacks, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Passed Peer Review, Peer Reviewed as Exemplary