Model how the sun's energy strikes the planet and help your class relate it to a climate map. Assign small groups an individual climate zone to discuss. They reflect on and research how humans survive in the assigned climate and write a description to share with the rest of the class.

Concepts

solar energy, energy, climates

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Additional Tags

climate, solar energy, human adaptation, science

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Pros

• Variations, visualizations, and discussion questions are suggested
• Many cross-curricular activities are provided as additional materials
• Part of a larger unit on atmospheric changes

Cons

• None