Data Puzzle: To Reflect or Not to Reflect
Center for Education, Engagement and Evaluation

Students analyze and interpret Arctic albedo data to evaluate the effect of declining sea ice on the Arctic system. They connect this information to climate and finish by constructing a conceptual model that explains how declining sea ice is changing both the Arctic's albedo and Earth's climate.
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The slides and teacher guide are Google-based documents, so that a copy of each material can be made and adapted for a particular classroom setting. Some of the graphs, such as of sea ice minimum extent, will need to be updated over the years. This can be done by downloading a new version from websites such as the [link https://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/ 'National Snow and Ice data center'] or from the [link https://mosaic.colorado.edu/ 'MOSAiC project website']. There are additional [link https://datapuzzles.org/data-puzzle-collection 'Data Puzzle style lessons available']. Topics are related.