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Esc 20: How Did Weather Change the Lives of Thousands of Texans? [Pdf]
For this lesson unit, students learn about how the Great Hurricane of 1900 and the Dust Bowl in the 1930s affected Texas, then research a major weather event for a project.
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United States Global Change Research Program
This government program integrates federal research on global climate change. Agency offers many resources regarding global as well as American climate change. For example, click on the section of the country where you live. Key issues,...
Middle School Science
Hurricane Unit
In this comprehensive site you will find links to the following topics: parts of the hurricane, naming hurricanes, stages of development, rating hurricanes, online tracking of hurricanes, printable tracking maps, hurricane safety,...
NOAA
Noaa: Outflux: City Climate Comparisons
An interactive comparable climate data tool where the user chooses from a list of United States cities and several weather factors. The immediate result is a graph or graphs of historical US city data.
CNN
Cnn en Espanol: Week of 10 7 13: Lousiana, Alabama Y Florida Esperan Tormentas
In Spanish. Article reports on Tropical Storm Karen, expected to hit the Gulf States region of the United States.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Drought
The unit teaches students to interpret climate data to recognize the symptoms and evaluate the severity of drought. It helps them realize that drought can still devastate areas that have stable infrastructure and access to expensive...
USA Today
Usa Today: Tornado Alley Breeds Violent Storms
This article, published by USA TODAY (August 18, 2004), explores the states and regions of the United States that experience severe weather and tornadoes.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Changes in Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 2nd grade unit on how people and weather can change habitats. Topics include too much and too litter rain (flooding and drought), lightning and fire, and land, water, and air pollution. This flipchart...