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This video is a part of the Data Puzzles program and highlights fast-moving and destructive fires in the US from the past 25 years.

In this lesson students analyze mean wind speeds and land surface ‘roughness’ datasets to explore the best locations for wind farms.

This recording captures the Oct. 2, 2024 Data Puzzle webinar focused on the Not All Warming is Equal lesson in which students analyze global temperature and carbon dioxide datasets to explore the inequities of climate change.

A 'Behind the Puzzles' piece, which illustrates the goals and process of a study tracking flowering times of alpine species of plants.

In this video, middle school teacher Erin Mayer shares how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle within a larger unit to elicit her students’ ideas.

In this video, middle school teacher Erin Mayer explains how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle within a larger unit to engage students in identifying important science ideas.

In this video, middle school teacher Erin Mayer shares how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle within a larger unit to help students practice constructing evidence-based explanations.

In this video, teacher Erin Mayer explains how she used the "Tracing Carbon Through the Arctic Food Web" Data Puzzle to engage students in the Supporting Ongoing Changes in Thinking practice within a larger science unit.

In this Data Puzzle, students will engage with an interactive reading before analyzing authentic datasets to discover how and why the number of megafires has changed over time.

Declining water levels in Lake Powell and Lake Mead highlight the Colorado River Basin megadrought, which scientists and students conclude is driven mainly by rising temperatures and increased evapotranspiration, intensified by growing water demand in the southwest.

In this Data Puzzle, students analyze data to learn that rising temperatures boost moss campion reproduction only up to a tipping point, after which rates sharply decline, raising broader questions about tundra ecosystems and climate tipping points.

In this Data Puzzle, students analyze authentic data on carbon-based fats in Arctic animals to determine their reliance on ocean vs. sea ice algae and predict impacts of sea ice decline on Arctic organisms.

This recording from the Feb. 21, 2024 Data Puzzle webinar highlights the Snow in the Rockies lesson, where students analyze snowfall and snowmelt data from Colorado’s East River Watershed to consider impacts on downstream Colorado River water users.

This recording captures the Jan. 31, 2024 Data Puzzle webinar focused on the To Reflect Or Not To Reflect lesson in which students analyze Arctic sea ice and albedo datasets to explore the Arctic amplification phenomenon.