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This Global Air Temperatures Graph: Student Activity activity also includes:
- Global Air Temperatures Graph: Student Activity (.html)
- Guide to Using Google Forms with My NASA Data
- Graph Cube Questions (Form A) - Beginner
- Graph Cube Questions (Form B) - Intermediate
- Graph Cube Questions (Form C) - Advanced
- Graph Cube Questions (Form D) - ELL
- My NASA Data – Data Literacy Cubes (.pdf)
- Global Annual Mean Surface Air Temperature Change (.png)
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Analyze years of hard climate change evidence in minutes. Climatologists evaluate graphical data about climate change by answering questions. Scientists work collaboratively using a literacy cube or virtual die that directs them through a series of targeted questions using NASA-collected climate data.
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Concepts
Instructional Ideas
- Have groups share responses to facilitate a larger discussion
- Ask investigators to brainstorm trends in graphs of carbon dioxide levels, sea levels, and arctic ice
Classroom Considerations
- Groups require either a constructed paper die or virtual die
- Each participant needs a copy of the worksheet
Pros
- Includes guide for uploading the activity into learning management systems
- Provides leveled participant question sheets