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\nExtreme Weather and Mapping\n

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\nIn this environment worksheet, students read an article about extreme weather conditions and mapping it out. They respond to 10 multiple choice questions about what they read. Then, students explain how droughts can occur and the...\n
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\nNot Only a Drought\n

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\nStudents explore the events that occurred during the Dust Bowl and differentiate between the good and bad agricultural practices.  In this Dust Bowl lesson students participate in activities that shows them how to be good stewards...\n
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\nTranspiring Trees: Plant Transpiration and the Water Cycle\n

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\nLooking for a tree-rific addition to your water cycle unit? Teams of young foresters examine the role of transpiration in the water cycle through a week's worth of activities. Pupils analyze how trees take in and transport water during...\n
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\nGator Hole Graphics\n

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\nClimate changes are cyclic so how do these  changes impact species that live in different habitats? Learners examine the rainfall levels in a specific swamp habitat. They also review graphical data and tell a story about how the...\n
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\nThe Case of the Wacky Water Cycle\n

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\nJoin the tree house detectives in learning about the processes of the water cycle, water conservation, water treatment, and water as a limited resource.\n
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\nSevere Weather\n

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\nWhat makes severe weather so severe? Very different from regular weather, severe weather is more dangerous and \"puts people at risk.\" This is the focus of a video that explains how severe weather interacts with the biosphere and geosphere.\n
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\nWater Availability\n

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\nJust how scarce is water in different parts of the world? Through these water lessons, young data analysts use provided data to investigate the scarcity of water in countries of the Middle East and Africa. They use ratios and rates to...\n
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\nGlobal Warming - Effects on the Environment\n

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\nIs Earth becoming too hot to handle? The third installment in a series of eight videos about global warming and the carbon cycle describes the changes to Earth's natural balance as a result of rising average temperatures. Young...\n
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\nClimate Change: The View From MinuteEarth\n

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\nHow does climate change look from where you're sitting? See the view from around the world in an animated video. The writers from Minute Earth share how changing conditions are impacting the economy, health, and well-being of their...\n
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\nThe Ocean: A Driving Force for Weather and Climate\n

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\nWhat's behind Earth's wild, wonderful, and sometimes weird weather? A lesson from PBS's Weather and Climate series takes viewers on a worldwide trek to examine the many interactions between Earth's atmosphere, oceans, and land masses....\n
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\nWater Issues\n

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\nWater may be everywhere but it is not always drinkable. Pupils research water issues, first in a local setting and then with Papua New Guinea and Australia to get a larger world perspective. Teams use the Internet and other...\n
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\nThe Impact of the Dust Bowl as Shown Through Photography\n

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\nSeventh graders examine and discuss photographs and paintings of the Dust Bowl era. They write a journal entry describing what it would be like if they stepped into one of the photographs, and create a Powerpoint presentation on the Dust...\n
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\nCurrent Events and Fish\n

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\nFifth graders examine current events impacting aquatic life in their communities. They search for newspaper, magazine and television reports for information about aquatic life in local bodies of water. Students can write letters to...\n
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\nPoetry In the World Around Us\n

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\nLearners engage in a lesson plan which is designed as a literacy connection to science lessons on the effects of water on plants. This lesson plan uses an excellent Reading Rainbow episode on the effect of drought, and then rainfall,...\n
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\nSevere Weather\n

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\nFifth graders identify the causes and effects of several different kinds of\nsevere weather phenomenon. They read an excerpt from John Muir's book The Mountains of California and research one of the following severe\nweather phenomena...\n
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\nAbove & Below the Pond\n

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\nLearners search for information and pictures about life in and around a pond. They visit a local ponds to sketch life that they see in the water and nearby. Students identify all plant and animal life. They find out what happens to pond...\n
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\nCultural Lit. 26: Anasazi Pueblo: 1050 to 1300 A.D.\n

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\nSixth graders study Anasazi Culture through direct instruction and cooperative groups.\n
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\nRecycled Water: A Smart Way to Reuse Water\n

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\nLearn about wastewater and recycled water with a science reading activity. After learners finish a two-page passage about conserving the water supply, they answer six comprehension questions about what they have read.\n
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\nSpring Is Sprung: Water Movement in Plants\n

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\nYoung scientists use food coloring and celery stalks to determine how water travels through plants. \n
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\nUse Water Wisely\n

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\nWhat's the point in saving water? Surprisingly water isn't a forever resource because it is a natural resource. Here, young water conservationists hunt for 23 wise water users and water wasters by clicking on the people in the...\n
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\nThe Right to a Clean Environment: Water\n

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\nFirst, young citizens learn about water consumption by doing some research themselves on their home water usage and sharing their findings with the class. Then, they do some brainstorming and devise a plan to reduce water consumption.\n
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\nWater Cycle\n

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\nGo with the flow! The first video of a seven-part series about the Earth's water resources introduces learners to the water cycle. With an emphasis on cause and effect, it presents the information simply through animation. And, with the...\n
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\nSinking in the Rain (or Drought)\n

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\nSecond graders, in groups, explore sinkholes and how they effect humans and the natural environment.\n
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\nIt's Getting Hot out Here! Should I be concerned? (Climate Change)\n

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\nStudents 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.\n
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