Learners explore rainfall and habitats. In this rainfall lesson, students explore the relationships among rainfall, vegetation, and animal habitats. Resources are provided.

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...

Middle schoolers consider the effects of topography on climate patterns. In this earth science lesson, students research weather patterns and make inferences of how the land forms may create different climates. Middle schoolers compare...

Learners charts the rainfall averages on either side of a mountain range. For this water cycle lesson, students discover that mountain ranges affect weather patterns. Learners pretend they are air traffic controllers and must...