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Earth's Global Energy Budget Lesson PlanEarth's Global Energy Budget Lesson Plan
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NASA
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6th - 8th
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Earth's Global Energy Budget

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This Earth's Global Energy Budget lesson plan also includes:
  • Global Energy Budget ~ Student Capture Sheet
  • Global Energy Budget Lesson
  • Heating Earth's Surfaces: Albedo
  • Heating Earth's Surfaces: Clouds
  • Heating Earth's Surfaces: Land vs. Water
  • Real World: Monitoring Earth's Energy Budget with CERES
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Introduce your earth science enthusiasts to the earth's energy budget. Teach them using an informative set of slides that include illuminating lecturer's notes, relevant vocabulary, embedded animations, colorful satellite maps, and a video. The class is divided into three different groups to experiment with surface albedo, clouds, and land and water temperatures. After they investigate, the groups come back to share their findings with the rest of the class.

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Concepts

solar energy, energy, albedo, reflectivity, absorption, radiation, the greenhouse effect

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energy budget, solar energy, albedo, greenhouse effect, earth's temperature, radiation, reflection, absorption, science

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  • The PowerPoint presentation contains clear images, animations, and video
  • Thorough background material, detailed slide show narrative, and notes for each lab provide strong teacher support
  • Links to several additional resources and related leassons

Cons

  • Different groups perform different lab activities; if you have the time, consider allowing each group to complete all three 

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