Atmosphere

Quick Bite: Clouds in the Summer, Clouds in the Winter? 
Is there seasonal variation in cloud cover in the Arctic? Learn more in this Quick Bite activity. Figure credit: NASA Earth Observatory
Quick bite
Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Atmosphere, Earth science, mosaic monday
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Developer: CIRES
Quick Bite: Correlation, Causation, and Clouds
In this Quick Bite activity, students will examine actual data from the SHEBA Arctic research expedition to see if there is a correlation between surface temperature in the Arctic and cloud cover. Photo credit: Don Perovich
Project of Mosaic Quick bite
Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Atmosphere, Expeditions, mosaic monday
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Developer: CIRES
Quick Bite: Weathering the Storms
Scientists on the 2019-2020 MOSAiC expedition were interested in collecting air pressure data, as air pressure can give you an indication of weather changes. Can you identify changes in weather from actual air pressure data from the MOSAiC expedition?
Project of Mosaic Quick bite
Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Atmosphere, Expeditions, mosaic monday
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Developer: CIRES
Quick Bite: How did MOSAiC scientists study the Arctic atmosphere?
Learn about the various instruments scientists used to study the atmosphere during the 2019-2020 MOSAiC expedition in this Quick Bite activity. 
Project of Mosaic Quick bite
Subject: Atmosphere, Earth science, Engineering and technology, Expeditions, mosaic monday, Physical science
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Developer: CIRES
Quick Bite: Alien Atmospheres
Do other planets in our solar system have atmospheres? If so, how to they compare to Earth's? Find out in this Quick Bite activity. Photo credit: NASA
Quick bite
Subject: Atmosphere, Earth science, mosaic monday, Obtaining and evaluating information
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Developer: CIRES
Quick Bite: Budget Your Money, Budget Your Energy
Just like you and I might have a financial budget, Earth has an energy budget. In this Quick Bite activity, students will explore this energy budget and what happens if it changes. Photo credit: Stefan Hendricks/AWI
Project of Mosaic Quick bite
Subject: Atmosphere, Climate, Developing and using models, Earth science, mosaic monday
Grade Level: Middle School, High School, University/college
Developer: CIRES
Quick Bite: Earth vs. Moon
Why are the Moon and Earth so different temperature-wise if they are essentially the same distance from the Sun? 
Quick bite
Subject: Atmosphere, Climate, Constructing explanations, Earth science, mosaic monday
Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School, High School
Developer: CIRES
Fluid Earth Viewer
Explore atmospheric and oceanographic conditions in the Arctic or anywhere else on the globe with this incredible data visualization tool.
Data visualization
Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Atmosphere, Earth science, Geography, Oceans and ocean circulation
Grade Level: 3-5, Middle School, High School, University/college, Adult
Developer: Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center
Impacts of a Warming Arctic
Using NASA data, learners evaluate evidence for decreasing ice in the Arctic and explore the impact of global climate change on the Arctic.
Lesson plan
Subject: Analyzing and interpreting data, Atmosphere, Climate, Constructing explanations, Earth science, Sea ice
Grade Level: Middle School, High School, University/college, Adult
Developer: NASA
Atmosphere Layers & Greenhouse Effect Model Activity
Students learn how models are constructed and how they work using a gameboard activity to represent the layers of Earth’s atmosphere and the greenhouse effect.
Lesson plan
Subject: Atmosphere, Developing and using models, Physical science
Grade Level: Middle School, High School
Developer: UCAR, Center for Science Education