A teaching module by NASA makes the use of basic mathematics, algebra, geometry, trigonometric functions and statistics to understand earth science and climate change. This teaching module consists of a range of topics, for different grade levels, and relates them to mathematical modelling.

The topic covered are as stated below:

1. Fractions and Chemistry
2. Counting Atoms in a Molecule
3. Parts per Hundred
4. Parts per Thousand
5. Kelvin Temperatures and Very Cold Things
6. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
7. Ancient Eclipses and the Length of Day
8. Earth’s Polar Wander – The Chandler Wobble
9. Identifying Materials by their Reflectivity
10. Reflectivity Fingerprints
11. Graphical Reflectivity Measurements
12. Electricity – Watts and Kilowatts
13. Energy in the Home
14. Energy Consumption in an Empty House!
15. Annual Electricity Consumption in a Home
16. Carbon Dioxide Production at Home
17. US Electrical Energy Consumption
18. World Electricity Consumption and Carbon Dioxide
19. Earth’s Atmosphere
20. Carbon Dioxide Production and Sequestration
21. Carbon Dioxide Increases
22. Modeling the Keeling Curve with Excel
23. Carbon Dioxide – Where does it all go?
24. A Simple Model for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
25. Carbon Dioxide Increases During the Last 2000 Years
26. Carbon Dioxide Changes During the Last 400,000 Years
27. Solar Insolation Changes and the Sunspot Cycle
28. The Solar Constant Since 1600
29. Scientists Track the Rising Tide
30. A Satellite View of Downtown Las Vegas
31. Exploring Washington DC from Space!
32. Paris – In a Different Light
33. Glacier Retreat
34. Estimating Biomass Loss From a Large Fire
35. Earth – A Matter of Gravity!
36. Magnetic Earth and the Lithosphere
37. Studying Ocean Plankton From Space
38. NASA Satellite Sees Carbon Dioxide
39. Carbon Production in the US – 2002
40. Earth’s Carbon Metabolism – Revealed
41. The International Space Station and Atmospheric Drag
42. Satellite Drag and the Hubble Space Telescope
43. Earth’s Rotation Changes and the Length of the Day
44. The Global Warming Debate and the Arctic Ice Cap
45. The Great Gulf Oil Catastrophe of 2010
46. Recent Events: A Perspective on Carbon Dioxide