Sun's Impact On Earth's Temperature

This lesson plan is part of the Center for Educational Resources (CERES), a series of web-based astronomy lessons created by a team of master teachers, university faculty, and NASA researchers. In this activity, students view NASA images and movies of Venus, Earth, and Mars to deduce weather patterns and manipulate computer models to test competing hypotheses. This lesson contains expected outcomes for students, materials, background information, follow-up questions, and assessment procedures. Educational levels: High school, Middle school