Graphing Temperature Graphing temperatures in the ocean. Students will construct, analyze, and interpret real data from a profiling float in the ocean. Students will explore ocean temperature trends and climate change. Students will develop critical thinking, geographical, mathematical, graphing, analyzing, and interpretation skills. Cover image: Global map of average Sea Surface Temperature (SST), NASA. https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/3652 Topics Climate Change, Floats AuthorsAmber Phillips Teacher ResourcesLesson Plan Additional ResourcesIntroduction to Temperature lessonA Day in the Life of a Float [1-min video]Adopt-A-Float Viz pageCelsius to Fahrenheit conversionLooking at ocean warming trendsSea level riseOcean heat contentGlobal temperaturesGlobal ocean heat and salt contentOcean layers [2-min video]Converting Celcius to Fahrenheit [2-min video]Float animation [1-min video]Taking temperature of the ocean-Argo Floats [1:40min]Argo Floats: How floats are able to measure much more of the ocean [6-min video]Explaining Argo float in 35 seconds video Next Generation Science StandardsCrosscutting ConceptsCause and effectCore IdeasESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface ProcessesESS2.D: Weather and ClimateESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth SystemsESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth SystemsPracticesAnalyzing and interpreting dataEngaging in argument from evidence Ocean Literacy Fundamental Concepts1.D: Sea level is the average height of the ocean relative to the land, taking into account the differences caused by tides. Sea level changes as plate tectonics cause the volume of ocean basins and the height of the land to change. It changes as ice caps on land melt or grow. It also changes as sea water expands and contracts when ocean water warms and cools.7.E: Use of mathematical models is now an essential part of ocean sciences. Models help us understand the complexity of the ocean and of its interaction with Earth’s climate. They process observations and help describe the interactions among systems.,