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Smithsonian Learning Lab: Prehistoric Climate Change and Why It Matters Today WebsiteSmithsonian Learning Lab: Prehistoric Climate Change and Why It Matters Today Website
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Smithsonian Institution
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9th - 10th
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Smithsonian Learning Lab: Prehistoric Climate Change and Why It Matters Today

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Introduce students to environmental issues by studying a time of rapid global warming that occurred 50 million years ago. Lessons, video segments and interactive activities will engage students as they learn about average annual temperatures during that time. They will use their mathematical skills to calculate percentages as they explore the interactive activity.

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Concepts

climate change, fossils, global warming

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calculating percentage, climate change lesson plan, prehistoric climate change, prehistoric global warming, plant fossils

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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