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Climate Change in My Backyard: Grades 5-6, Unit 3
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Climate Change in My Backyard: Grades 5-6, Unit 3

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The third unit in a series of four looks at Earth's system responses to natural and human-induced changes. Fifth and sixth graders learn about how living things and ecosystems are impacted by changing climates. They collect data on plant phenology and post it on the Budburst website, adding to that database.The unit ends with class members reading and discussing an article about the impact of climate change on migratory birds.

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plants, abiotic factors, adaptations, biotic factors, birds, climate, climate change, climates, data analysis, ecology, ecosystems, environmental changes, factors, human impact on the environment, plant adaptations, plant identification, the environment, the four seasons, weather changes, animals, graphing

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Grade
5th - 6th
Subjects
Science
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Collection Items

    Migration, Adaptation, and Changing Climates

    Migration, Adaptation, and Changing Climates

    Lesson Plan
    Seasons of a Plant

    Seasons of a Plant

    Lesson Plan
    Preparing for Project BudBurst

    Preparing for Project BudBurst

    Lesson Plan
    Meet the Naturalists

    Meet the Naturalists

    Lesson Plan
    Plant Phenology Data Analysis

    Plant Phenology Data Analysis

    Lesson Plan
    Ecological Mismatches

    Ecological Mismatches

    Lesson Plan
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