Students research extreme winter weather, focusing on the political, economic, and environmental causes and effects of global climate change. They create a PowerPoint presentation about the weather of a given city.

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5th - 8th

Students receive data about tree ring records, solar activity, and volcanic eruptions during the Little Ice Age (1350-1850). From this data, they draw conclusions about possible natural causes of climate change

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4th

Students define the term 'global climate change' and explore how it affects our lives. They research greenhouse gases and identify what events are causing an increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Students view videos, conduct experiments and participate in class discussion.

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6th - 12th

Students explore the greenhouse effect through a simple demonstration that illustrates climate change and global warming. They analyze through a heat source as well as documented data the greenhouse effect, its consequences and describe how humans possibly have influenced and contributed to global warming.

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7th

Students investigate the changes in climate in their local area during this integrated lesson. They record the oral history of climate change while interviewing an elderly person in their community. They compare this information to climate statistics and report it to a World Wildlife Fund website which is compiling the oral histories.

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9th - 12th