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Radiation Budget Education Page

 Radiation of energy from the sun.
Balance of Sun's energy in and Earth's energy out.

The Radiation Budget Trading Cards are accompanied by lesson plans and activities for learning about Earth Science.

Various aspects of Atmospheric Sciences are illustrated on Science, Mission, Satellite, Instrument, and Data trading cards, with an Introduction card to preface the set.

This set of trading cards will help students understand how the Earth's climate relates to the energy received from the Sun.

Trading Cards:

 Introduction Card.
Introduction.		 Science Card.
Science.		 Satellite Card.
Satellite.		 Instrument Card.
Instrument.		 Data Card.
Data.		 Mission Card.
Mission.

Lesson Plans and Activities:

Radiation Budget lesson plans and activities are provided as on-line and as a PDF version for easy downloading. These lesson plans and activities provide resources for teacher-led instruction and games, interactive games, and hands-on science activities.

A glossary is provided with terms used in the lesson plans and activities.

A resource page is provided with links for supplemental information.
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