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Weather Watchers

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students are introduced to an Underground Weather Stations. In groups, they use the internet to research the weather in different parts of the United States locating each city. To end the lesson, they summarize the information they...
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Industrial Revolution & Climate Change

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine the Industrial Revolution and write an essay about the problems it brought to cities. They also examine the environmental impact of the Industrial Revolution. They take a quiz to test for comprehension.
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Saving Energy And Climate Change

For Teachers K - 1st
Students engage in a lesson that is focused upon the concepts of energy and its relationship to climate change. They focus upon the production of greenhouse gases and global warming. Students discuss the climate of different parts of the...
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El Niño

For Students 5th - 12th
In this weather worksheet students complete an interactive activity on El Ninos then answer a series of short answer questions on how they occur. 
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Glaciers

For Students 4th - 9th
For this glacier worksheet learners complete a virtual glacier activity and several short answer questions on climate change and building glaciers.
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Solar Effects on Global Warming

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the greenhouse effect and how it affects our climate.  In this global warming lesson students draw the sun and label features and describe the effects of the sun's energy on the world. 
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The Science of Ghana

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the climate and food sources of Ghana.  In this lesson plan on climate students view diagrams of global convection and complete a convection experiment.
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Terrestrial Sequestration- Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the differences between cellular respiration and photosynthesis.  In this cellular processes lesson students complete a group lab activity to see how climate change affects their lives. 
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Dr. Climatic

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the principles that are involved in climate change.  In this environment lesson plan students view a presentation on climate change and complete a handout.
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Too Cool for School-The Greenhouse Experiment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a town model and analyze the type of greenhouse gases their town emits. In this earth science lesson, students build greenhouses to investigate how trapped heat causes temperature change. They relate this activity to...
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Climate Change

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders compare the Arctic and Antarctic.  In this climate lesson students work in groups, research and complete an oral report or a poster. 
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Penguins: Sensitive Indicators

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how penguins are affected by climate change.  In this climate change lesson students research the impact of climate change then create a poster to call awareness to it.
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You Can Die Here

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students examine Death Valley including the amount of precipitation and winds that it gets.  For this climate based lesson students explain the reasons for the amount of precipitation and windward patterns in Death Valley.
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Going Local with Global Warming

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine climate change by using recent temperature records.  In this data analysis lesson students plot weather data and study the differences between weather and climate. 
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Climate Mime-it

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students pantomime new climate vocabulary words.  In this climate lesson plan, students go over new vocabulary words and their meanings.  Students form groups and pantomime these word's definitions.
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Bears

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students study polar bears and their characteristics.  In this bears instructional activity students divide into groups and design a model that shows the effectiveness of their layers that keep them warm. 
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Graphing and Analyzing Biome Data

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore biome data. In this world geography and weather data analysis lesson, students record data about weather conditions in North Carolina, Las Vegas, and Brazil. Students convert Fahrenheit degrees to Celsius degrees and use...
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Greenhouse Effect: A Computer Simulation

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students complete an online simulation of the greenhouse effect. In this lesson on the greenhouse effect, students use a website, similar to a webquest, to simulate and answer questions on how the greenhouse effect works. This lesson is...
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The Big Wet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a research project. In this climate lesson, students learn about the climate "tropical wet and dry" found in Australia. Students work in groups to research aspects of this climate and then create a class presentation.
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Water - Vulnerable to Climate Change

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students discuss how changes in the climate and weather can affect change in their own lives. In this climate change lesson plan, students use an atlas and answer short answer questions.
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Physical Geography- Climate

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders explore different climates. In this compare and contrast lesson, 6th graders look at the differences in climates of America and Europe. Students use KWL charts and graphic organizers to record information about different...
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Mountain Barriers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine geographical change. For this mountain barriers lesson, students conduct an experiment to discover how mountains affect surrounding land.  Students draw conclusions on how change in land affects plant and animal life.
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Glaciers and Icebergs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners conduct an experiment on glacial scraping. In this glacial scraping lesson, students create a small glacier in a plastic cup. Learners remove the cup and scrape the glacier across wood and note the markings. Students then make...
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You Can Die Here – Death Valley California

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students use Google Maps to explore the rain shadow desert. In this climate lesson, students use the Internet, Google Maps, and directed inquiry worksheets to understand how rain shadow deserts form. Students apply climate concepts to...