Videos of the Earth’s global systems recorded by NASA satellites.
Structure and features
The Earth System Poster by NASA has a set of videos for students to notice global patterns and determine how each of the spheres (lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere) are interconnected across the world.
Examine a single variable being monitored from space on a single map, then look at how that variable changes throughout the year.
Teacher notes
- Science inquiry skills strand
- Earth and space sciences
- Year 10
- Global systems.
Students learn how to analyse the variables in an investigation. Students learn how to analyse the cause and effect of the variables by noticing the patterns produced in the results gathered.
