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- Grade Range
- 7th - 12th
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Students examine the roles that natural events (such as droughts), population growth and other human factors play on land use and food supply. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students examine tree growth and are able to tell how old a tree is. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students describe the importance of water conservation and list ways to conserve. They construct composts and fill them with materials that recycle nutrients. They inspect their homes for leaky pipes, toilets, and faucets. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students identify the causes for the Great Depression of 1929 and see the effects of the depression, the Great Flood, and the drought in Arkansas through the eyes of a child. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students explore the many different examples of natural disasters that can occur throughout the United States and how they affect the surface of the Earth. They choose a natural disaster, research it, and then make a PowerPoint presentation for the rest of the class. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the many uses of water and keep diaries of the amount of water used at home. Once they have brainstormed water-related problems, students create water issue maps and discuss them. In groups, students rank the most and least vital issues of water use and mis-use. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students create posters or brochures illustrating the devestation caused by grasshoppers during droughts. They visit Websites and in pairs research the grasshopper life cycle. Students role-play as farmers keeping journals about grasshopper invasions in their crops. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore the effects of global warming. They examine the differences between weather and climate. After viewing a video, students summarize information on climate change and drought. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore how water-related events are portrayed in literature. They read excerpts from The Grapes of Wrath and discuss climatic events that have led to human dramas. They research an event and write a fictional story. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine photographs from the Great Depression and consider human hardships. Using documentary photography, they create a presentation to analyze the financial situation and difficulties people experienced during this time. Students illustrate topics such as farm foreclosures, migrant workers, bread lines, homelessness and the drought. Full Review »
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