MIT Coastal Climate Change Toolkit
A Scientific Framework with Hands-On Experiments
Embedded Files
Environmental Explainers:
More water vapor in the air
What is it? How is it changing? Why does it matter?
Start here:
Evaporation
National Geographic Education
Short explanation of evaporation and how it fits into the water cycle.
Recommend for middle school and up.
The Water Cycle experiment
Kids Fun Science
Video (5 min) showing an experiment where dirty water is purified through evaporation and condensation. Demonstrates how water from the ocean evaporates and becomes clean rain water.
Recommend for middle school and up.
Learn more:
Sea Surface Temperature & Water Vapor Interactive Map
NASA Earth Observatory
Interactive satellite maps illustrating the connection between sea surface temperature and water vapor in the air.
Recommend for high school and up.
Optional further study: How is water vapor in the air measured?
The "Dew Point" of a specific sample air is the the temperature at which the water vapor in the air will condense and become rain. Dew point is not humidity. See the resources below to learn more.
Understanding Dew Point
SensorPush
Recommend for high school and up.
Dew Point vs. Humidity
NOAA National Weather Service
A quick summary of dew point vs. humidity.
Recommend for high school and up.
A useful dew-point calculator.
Recommend for high school and up.
We’d love to hear how you used this tool in your community, how the students responded, and your suggestions to improve the experiments and other resources. Contact us at ccsae@mit.edu.
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