In this activity, students explore the importance of adequate sampling strategies when conducting a scientific investigation. They are tasked with determining the average temperature of the Earth, using data sets easily found on the Internet, and determine the kind and size of sample necessary to calculate a representative average. The resource includes a student data sheet and an authentic assessment for the module, where students discuss the establishment of a habitation site on Mars. This is Activity C in module 2, titled "Modeling Hot and Cold Planets," of the resource, Earth Climate Course: What Determines a Planet's Climate? The course aims to help students to develop an understanding of our environment as a system of human and natural processes that result in changes that occur over various space and time scales.
- Subject:
- Atmospheric Science
- Geoscience
- History
- History, Law, Politics
- Life Science
- Mathematics
- Physical Science
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Data Set
- Provider:
- NASA
- Provider Set:
- NASA Wavelength
- Date Added:
- 11/05/2014