NASA CCRI Earth's Energy Budget

The title of this unit is Earth’s Energy Budget and the goal of the unit is for the students to learn about each component of the energy budget formula and how the contribution of each component changes based on the location and the time of the year. The energy budget formula components the students will be introduced to are incoming solar radiation, outgoing longwave radiation, outgoing shortwave radiation, and net energy. The students will also make connections in each lesson to climate change by making predictions as to how different components of the energy budget will be impacted due to the changing climate.