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Curated OER
Our State Road Trip
Students take a virtual tour of the country of China instead of a state. Using the Internet, they examine the differences between a political and physical map and use latitude and longitude to locate specific places. They also research...
Curated OER
Trade along the Silk Roads
Students explore the Silk Road. In this Asian history and culture lesson, students read a book about the silk Road, then create pictures of the products and landscapes found along the Silk Road.
Curated OER
Tooling Around Arizona: Reading Arizona Maps
Students study geography. In this Arizona maps lesson, students develop their map reading skills. They have class discussions and work independently with various copies of Arizona maps to practice those skills. This lesson mentions...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Science of Global Atmospheric Change: People and Climate
The impact that climate and climate change have on humans is explored in this activity. Students learn about climate zones, and factors that affect climate, e.g., proximity to the ocean and greenhouse gases. The activity and accompanying...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Climate Postcards
Students learn about the climate zones of the world by interpreting data and then identifying climate zones described in postcards.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What to Wear? What to Drink? Weather Patterns and Climatic R
How does our climate affect us? How do we decide what to wear each day? What factors determine if our clothing choices are comfortable? What is the source of our water? Students explore characteristics that define climatic regions. They...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
Learners create a set of graphs that facilitate comparison of climate change predicted for various states. They also use Microsoft Excel to create a graph showing precipitation data.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Homes for Different Climates
Students learn about some of the different climate zones in China and consider what would be appropriate design, construction and materials for houses in those areas. This prepares them to conduct the associated activity(ies) in which...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ess2 2: World Climates
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-ESS2-2: world climates.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Studying Eco Climatic Domains
After learning about the climates of different ecological regions of the United States, learners investigate the impact of climate change on plants that live in those regions. By looking at changes over time, they can better understand...
Organization for Community Networks
Ofcn: The Influence of Physical Geography: Climate
In this lesson from the Academy Curricular Exchange of the Columbia Education Center, this lesson teaches students to determine the physical geography and climate of the area and how they influence the needs of the population.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Seasonal Temperature Pattern Variation in Different Regions of the World
Young scholars use GLOBE climate science visualizations to display student data on maps and to learn about seasonal changes in regional and global temperature patterns.
Climate Literacy
Clean: A Global Issue: The Impacts of Climate Change
This is lesson five of a 9-lesson module. Activity explores the effects of climate change on different parts of the Earth system and on human well-being: polar regions, coral reefs, disease vectors, extreme weather, and biodiversity.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Introduction to Earth's Climate
This instructional activity is an introduction to Earth's climate and covers key principles regarding Earth's unique climate, atmosphere, and regional and temporal climate differences. Learners will gain an understanding of how the...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Big Wet
This lesson plan surveys the climate of Australia and compares it to the climate of other regions around the world.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Arctic Climate Curriculum, Activity 3: Exploring Arctic Climate Data
Students dig into authentic Arctic climate data to unravel some causes and effects related to the seasonal melting of the snowpack. In particular, students learn about albedo and its relationship to snowmelt. This concept applied to...
PBS
Pbs Bhutan & the Himalayas: A Wealth of Life
PBS provides a general overview of the geography of Bhutan and the Himalayas, highlighting Bhutan's natural regions as largely unexplored. Includes linked pages to the various climatic zones of the Himalayan region.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Africa Its People and Places
A very comprehensive lesson plan that helps prepare young scholars for a trip to Africa taking into consideration climate, customs, geography, and language.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Polar Sea Ice
Polar sea ice, its seasonal variability, and the impact of a changing climate are investigated in this activity. Students will also explore the differences between polar regions that result from Antarctica being a continent and the north...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Arctic Climate Curriculum, Activity 1: Exploring the Arctic
This activity introduces students to the Arctic, including different definitions of the Arctic and exploration of the Arctic environment and Arctic people. Students set out on a virtual exploration of the geography of the Arctic using...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Sinking Water: Glaciers, Ocean Currents and Weather Patterns
A instructional activity where students learn how warm water is less dense than cold water, and what this means for global climate change as ice from the polar regions melts. Students will do experiments in buoyancy and water density...
PBS
Pbs: The Living Edens/patagonia/natural History
This site lets you click on six different spots in the Patagonian region of Argentina to learn about the physical geography. For each area, a description is given along with information on conservation efforts.
Climate Literacy
Clean: Carbon Cycle Game
In this interactive, regionally-relevant carbon cycle game, young scholars are challenged to understand the role of carbon in global climate change. They imagine that they are carbon molecules and travel via different processes through...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: From Grid to Home
Students analyze energy use, cost, and source patterns from household to regional scales and relate these patterns to CO2 emissions.