1. LIVE INTERACTIVE LEARNING @ YOUR DESKTOP February 16, 2012 NASA Temperature & Earth Climate Course: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Presented by: Alissa Keil

2. NASAExplorerSchools What Determines a Planet’s Climate? Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

3. NASAExplorerSchools Teachers, what subject do you teach? A.Physics B.Chemistry C.Biology D.Earth Science E.General Science

4. NASAExplorerSchools What are you hoping to get out of tonight’s web seminar? Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

5. NASAExplorerSchools Overview of Session 1. What this lesson teaches, where to find 2. Introduction/prep to the Earth Climate Course: 3. Suggestions for teaching concepts and presenting lesson: - How to introduce the lesson - Performing the experiment - Analyzing results 4. Extensions and resources for implementing Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

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12. Earth Climate Website http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/modules/e ccm/eccm_teacher_2.pdf

13. NASAExplorerSchools Lesson Information Subject Covered: Earth Science Grades: 7-9 Topics: Climate, weather, solar radiation, energy Activity type: Problem solving, inquiry

14. NASAExplorerSchools Major lesson topics: 1. Modeling Hot and Cold Planets 2. Using Mathematical Models to Investigate Planetary Habitability 3. How Do Atmosphere Affect Planetary Temperatures? Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

15. NASAExplorerSchools National Science Education Content Standard D: Earth and Space Science Earth in the Solar System Earth is third planet from Sun Sun is the major source of energy Reasons for the seasons Physical Science: Transfer of Energy Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

16. NASAExplorerSchools National Standards Math Standard #1: Problem Solving Math Standard #2: Measurement Math Standard #3: Problem Solving Math Standard #4: Communication Math Standard #5: Data Analysis and Probability Math Standard #6: Data Analysis and Probability Math Standard #7: Connections Math Standard #8: Algebra Technology Standard #1: Abilities for a Technological World

17. NASAExplorerSchools Science Skills Experimental design and measurement Data analysis and mathematical reasoning Systems thinking, modeling, and technology

18. NASAExplorerSchools Check for understanding… What does this lesson teach? Where can you download the educator guide/lesson? √ = Yes, I can answer these questions! X = No, I need further clarification.

19. NASAExplorerSchools Which of the following gases do not trap heat? A.Carbon dioxide B.Nitrogen C.Water vapor D.Methane Quick Quiz Question

20. NASAExplorerSchools What part of climate change do you find most exciting to share with your students? Share your comments on the page or in the chat box.

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22. NASAExplorerSchools Our World “Take AIM at Climate Change” video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08z- Hw7s54

23. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets What Determines a Planet’s Climate?

24. NASAExplorerSchools Climate vs. Weather 1.What is the difference between weather and climate? 2.Describe the climate where you live. 3.What factors do you think influence the climate of Earth?

25. NASAExplorerSchools Do you think the distance away from the light/heat source have an affect on a planet’s temperature? If so, what effect? Type your ideas in chat box. √ Yes X No Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

26. NASAExplorerSchools What do you see?

27. NASAExplorerSchools What are the average temperatures for……

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29. A.Overview B.Science content C.Science Skills - 1. Experimental design and measurement 2. Data analysis and mathematical reasoning 3. Systems thinking, modeling, and technology Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

30. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Activity A: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Lesson Set-up and Materials Physical model – how it’s helpful to understand science concept

31. NASAExplorerSchools Modeling Hot and Cold Planets- Set-up Each Group: Light and dark craft sand 2 plastic containers Energy source 100- 150 watt heat lamp Adjustable lamp stand Thermometer Stop watch Plastic wrap/plastic bag

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33. Distances Recommendations 20 cm distance from the light - Take temperatures at 5,10 and 15 minutes 50 cm distance from the light - Take temperatures at 5,10 and 15 minutes 80 cm distance from the light - Take temperatures at 5,10 and 15 minutes Convert all units to metric ( conversion formulas are helpful

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35. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Factors Influencing a Planets Temperature Energy from the sun What is in the atmosphere Amount of water Distance from the sun

36. NASAExplorerSchools What do you see?

37. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Synthesis 1.What are the strengths and limitations of physical models? 2.How well do you think physical models simulate the actual temperature differences found on real cold and hot planets, in particular - Venus and Mars? 3.What alternative ways of modeling are there?

38. NASAExplorerSchools Climate vs. Weather What is the difference between weather and climate? Describe the climate where you live. What factors do you think influence the climate of Earth? Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

39. NASAExplorerSchools What do we know? No place on Earth is colder today than it was 100 years ago. A.True B.False

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41. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Computer model

42. NASAExplorerSchools Computer Model http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/mo dules/eccm/model/ Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

43. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Activity B: Experimenting with Computer Models Lesson Set-up and Materials Physical model – how it’s helpful to understand science concept

44. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Learning Objectives By the end of this activity, students should be able to: Describe an equilibrium temperature. Identify the factors leading to an equilibrium temperature. Relate the temperature of an object to the energy it emits. Relate the temperature of an object to the reflectivity of its surface. Identify major energy inputs and outputs of a system. State and apply the Law of Conservation of Energy. Qualitatively relate “distance from the source” to the “energy incident upon an object.” Describe relative strengths and limitations of physical and computer models.

45. NASAExplorerSchools Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Materials needed for Activity B A Windows or Apple based PC A web browser enabled with Java Version 1.3 or higher (Any Mac with OS X version 10.2 or better will include Java 1.3. Windows users may have to download and install the runtime version of Java from http://www.java.com/. You will need Administrator rights for this installation.) The courseware (a Java applet) loaded into your web browser: available at http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/modules/eccm/model/ – see Education Tools, Earth Climate Course Computer Models for Module 1.

46. NASAExplorerSchools Engage 1. Start by limitations of physical model used in previous lessons. - What would have happened to models if room temperature was changed? 2. Discuss outcomes.

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48. Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets Because the temperature of the models (or other systems) remains constant, what must be true about the energy inputs and outputs of the system? What happens to the energy going into the system?

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52. Distance

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54. NASAExplorerSchools Variables students can control

55. NASAExplorerSchools You Try It! When the web tour opens do the following: Run the simulation with the default variables by clicking the ‘start’ button. Change each of the variables – room temperature, reflection coefficient, source power and distance, one at a time, then start again and see what happens. Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

56. NASAExplorerSchools Share Your Results! Type in the chat box and share your observations! Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

57. NASAExplorerSchools What do we know? Where have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred? A.In the tropics B.In northern latitudes C.Impacts of global warming are distributed evenly all over the planet

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59. NASAExplorerSchools Role of the Atmosphere Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

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61. Data Collection

62. NASAExplorerSchools TERRA Collect information on Earth’s changing climate. AQUA Collecting information on water in the Earth system Studies the fluxes of radiation from the Sun and From the Earth that combine to constitute the Earth’s radiation balance. CERES Sensor- Cloud and Earth’s Radiant Energy System Measure the total thermal radiation budget

63. NASAExplorerSchools S EASONAL C HANGES IN E NERGY http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/GlobalMaps/view.php ?d1=CERES_NETFLUX_M# Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

64. NASAExplorerSchools National Polar-Orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) Launched October 28 http://npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Orbit 14 times a day Will observe nearly the entire surface of Earth!

65. NASAExplorerSchools Basic Parts of the Radiation Budget * Solar Incident Energy * Solar Reflected Energy * Earth Emitted Energy

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68. Summary What key concepts should the students learn from these experiments? What determines a planet’s climate?

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70. NASAExplorerSchools Extensions and Resources Temperature and Earth Climate: Modeling Hot and Cold Planets

71. NASAExplorerSchools http://climate.nasa.gov/

72. NASAExplorerSchools Climate Reel

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74. Tips and Tricks

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76. Where on Earth?

77. NASAExplorerSchools How do scientists collect evidence about climate? A.Using remote sensing from space with satellites. B.By ground based measurements of surface temperature, carbon dioxide concentration and sea level C.By collecting ‘proxy data from tree rings, ice cores, and historical records D.All of the above. Quick Quiz Question

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