Description:
Students collect and analyze data to see if there is a correlation or link between the occurrence of El Niño and the occurrence of global warming. They also explore the possible link between human-induced global warming, and El Niño as a possible distributor of global warming's extra energy.

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/inv4-2.html

Contact:
Activity Principal Investigator: Lynn Birdsong

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:
El Niño
Global Warming

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials

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