For this lesson, students will need their science notebooks and one-to-one or paired use of a computer with Internet access. Please provide students with the following materials: Visual: Earth’s Energy Budget; Maps: ISCCP Satellite - Monthly Snow/Ice Amount and Monthly Snow/Ice Amount – Change Over Time data sheet; Assignment: Scientific Article Summary.

For this lesson, students will need their science notebooks and one-to-one or paired use of computer with internet and access to Google Earth. Please provide students with the following handouts:  NOAA Coral Reef Watch Data Set Methodology, A Look Inside Scientific Articles, and Analyzing Coral Thermal Stress using NOAA’s Coral Watch Monitoring System in Google Earth.

For this lesson, students will need their science notebooks and individual or paired use of a computer with Internet access to watch a Global Forest Watch video on YouTube. You will also need to print the student handouts from pages 14-20 of the PDF Lesson Plan.

Before you begin, make sure you have the following materials. You will need copies of the handouts for each student and a projector for the PowerPoint. Each handout is available in its original format or as a PDF file: Evidence Organizer, Fact/Opinion Sorter, Fact/Opinion Presentation. Students should have their science notebooks.