Trends in Atmospheric Methane

• This site allows users to interact with graphs and datasets depicting global average methane amounts in the atmosphere. 
• There is text describing the data and how it was gathered. 

Positives

• The graphs on this site are pretty straightforward and allow for interactivity. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers may want to provide some background about methane's relationship to climate change. This video could be played for students.
• Students will likely be unfamiliar with units like mole fraction and parts per billion. Teachers should address these.
• The data is downloadable in CSV files.

Differentiation

•  The reading is very technical and is probably most appropriate for upper high school students.
• Students can work independently or in a small group to create a list of noticings and wonderings about the data.
• Some related data about methane include methane emissions, per-capita methane emissions, and methane emissions by sector.
• Check out this lesson for middle school students or this lesson for high school students to explore greenhouse gases.

This resource addresses the listed standards. To fully meet standards, search for more related resources.