 Unit 5: Cycles of the Earth Activity 4: Layers of the Atmosphere (SI GLEs: 14, 15, 19; ESS GLE: 26)
CC: Students will research the dimensions of Earth's atmospheric layers to make models to scale.
The following are suggested websites, which offer brief descriptions and information with nice graphics. Science@NASA - Earth's Atmospheric Layers and Temperature Variations http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/essd/atmos_layers.htm
Today From Space: The Earth's Atmosphere: Near Real-Time Research Imagery http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/essd/atmosphere_today.htm
Atmosphere - Layers http://wings.avkids.com/Book/Atmosphere/instructor/layers-01.html ayers of the Earth's Atmospherehttp://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html Earth's Atmospherehttp://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/atmosphere.html PBS Nova - The Atmosphere http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/science/atmosphere.html
Unitedstreaming Videos http://www.unitedstreaming.com Greatest Discoveries with Bill Nye: Earth Science (46:59) Troposphere and Stratosphere (03:10) |