Description:
Students investigate the correlation between El El Niño and precipitation in different cities around the world. They learn about El Niño and its effects, then use Internet resources to determine dates of past occurrences of El Niño; graph the frequency of El Niño events in geologic history; collect and graph data to correlate El Niño occurrences with precipitation in various cities; and then compare their findings to other studies on El Niño.

This investigation is under development. To participate in pilot testing, go to the website for NASA Goddard Earth and Space Science Education Project (GESSEP): http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/July61999siteupdate/inv99Project.Site/invhome.html and click on "To Pilot Investigations."

Organization:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)

URL:
http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/all98invProject.Site/Pages/trl/inv4-6.html

Contact:
Activity Principal Investigator: Roy Avedon

GESSEP Program Principal Investigator: Steve Gilligan
Email: charles1@mail.ameritel.net

GESSEP Program Co-Investigator: Vern Smith
Email: vern@aesp.nasa.okstate.edu

Cost:
Free over the Internet

Education Level:
Grades 5-8

Subject:
Climate
El Niño
Weather

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00