Climate Machine: Online Activity

Use a free online Climate Machine interactive to investigate how different climate controls influence global temperature and climate behaviour.

Climate Machine turns climate science into a structured classroom investigation. Students use the Dig Earth Studio interactive to change key climate controls, make predictions, compare outcomes and explain how different factors influence the climate system.

For the “Students investigate how:” section, focus on the actual controls in your pack, for example:

greenhouse gases influence temperature
albedo changes the amount of energy absorbed
solar input affects the climate system
orbital changes can influence climate over long timescales
different combinations of controls can produce different climate outcomes

Then:

This resource includes:

Free browser-based Climate Machine interactive experiment
Student Activity Pack
Answer Key
Teacher Guide