Investigating Snow – Mini Case Study for Climate Detectives

The Mini Case Studies for Climate Detectives are intended to help Climate Detectives teams to identify a climate related topic that they can investigate and that applies to real world situations.   

In this mini case study, students will try to answer the research questions: “Last winter, how long did the snow cover last in your area? Are there differences when comparing several years?” For that, teachers will find in the resource suggestions of different types of data that students could collect and analyse and ideas to perform different experiments. The suggestions are not exhaustive, and the teachers may decide on their own specific focus within a given research area.   

The mini case study should be used in conjunction with the Climate Detectives teacher guide and not as a standalone document.  

Age range: 12-17 years old 

Keywords: Snow; Climate Change; Cryosphere; Earth Observation; Science; Biology 

Download: mini case study

This resource is part of a set of resources developed by ESA’s Education Office in collaboration with ESEROs to support the Climate Detectives project.