Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8
Subject
Physical Science, Matter and Its Properties
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
Explore the greenhouse gas molecules that make up Earth’s atmosphere and are detected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/NASA Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Learn how Earth’s water cycle influences weather and storm formation while crafting the greenhouse gas molecules that JPSS detects using household items, from paper and crayons to pom-poms, clay and building blocks.
Next Generation Science Standards: PS1, ESS2, ESS3
Greenhouse Gas Molecules with the NOAA/NASA Joint Polar Satellite System