Earth Science Data Visualizations – How to Read a Heat Map

Earth Science Data Visualizations – How to Read a Heat Map — NASA JPL lessonScience · Physical Science · Grades 4–12Lesson plan

This activity shows students how to read and interpret a common data representation, the heat map. Students will examine heat map representations of Earth science data over time, discuss trends and compare data sets in order to assess potential correlation. Materials Data visualizations Land Surface Temperature (MOV, 6.9 MB) Fire (MOV, 5 MB) Fire and Carbon Monoxide (MOV, 13.1 MB) Chlorophyll (MOV, 7.5 MB) Chlorophyll and Sea Surface Temperature (MOV 12.8 MB) Management Download the appropriate

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