When:

Saturday, April 20, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Where:

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California

Target Audience:

Educators for grades 6-12

Overview:

Update: April 5, 2019 – This workshop is full. See below for online lessons and resources related to this workshop.

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While some people think NASA only studies places beyond Earth, many of the agency's missions and instruments actually keep an eye on our own planet. With Earth Day approaching on April 22 and a growing focus on how climate change will affect today's youth, we'll discuss how to talk to students about climate science and get them evaluating the data for themselves.

Join us to learn more about how NASA studies Earth and explore related resources and standards-aligned lessons you can use to engage students in climate science.

• This workshop is not available online; you must physically be present to participate.
• This workshop is limited to educators at U.S.-based institutions and organizations

Questions? Call the Educator Resource Center at 818-393-5917

Can't attend the workshop? Explore these standards-aligned activities online.

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  Global Warming Demonstration

  This demonstration uses a water balloon to show how Earth's oceans are absorbing most of the heat being trapped on our warming world.

  Grades 1-12

  Time < 30 mins

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  What's Causing Sea-Level Rise? Land Ice Vs. Sea Ice

  Students learn the difference between land ice and sea ice and make a model to see how the melting of each impacts global sea level.

  Grades 2-8

  Time 30 mins - 1 hr

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  Graphing Sea-Level Trends

  In this activity, students will use sea-level rise data to create models and compare short-term trends to long-term trends. They will then determine whether sea-level rise is occurring based on the data.

  Grades 5-12

  Time 1-2 hrs