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Temperature and the Earth's Atmosphere

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Earth science super stars visit the National Earth Science Teachers Association's interactive website to glean information on the layers of the atmosphere. Data tables are provided for them to record what is collected. This assignment gives your middle or high schoolers practice interpreting graphs and following instructions. The result is new knowledge of the characteristics of each atmospheric layer. 

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atmospheric layers, the atmosphere, altitude, heat

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Grade
6th - 12th
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Science
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For Teacher Use
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1 hr
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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