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\nWhat do you Know About Climate Change?\n

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\nTest the class's knowledge of the key components of climate change. A 10-question online quiz asks learners about weather, climate, greenhouse gases, and several other concepts related to climate change. Interactive and easy for...\n
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\nWrite the Book on Weather Metrics\n

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\nIt's not easy to measure the weather. Pupils learn about what all weather has in common—the atmosphere. Scholars discover how a meteorologists must be able to measure aspects of the atmosphere and decipher the data. They then create a...\n
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\n\"Unhealthy\n\n
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\nUnhealthy Forests and the News\n

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\nEveryone knows a tree makes a sound when it falls, but what do we know about dying trees? Class members learn background information about Laurel wilt disease from a teacher-led presentation. Team members work with partners to read and...\n
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\n\"Comparing\n\n
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\nComparing the Effects of El Nino and La Nina\n

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\nLearners examine the differences between an El Nino and La Nina year.  In this investigative lesson students create maps and graphs of the data they obtained. \n
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\nCan Wildlife Adapt to Climate Change?\n

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\nCan humans protect other species from the effects of climate change? Can animals adapt or evolve fast enough to survive? Check out this video for some surprising answers.\n
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\nClimate Change\n

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\nIt actually is possible to have too much of a good thing when it comes to climate change. A slide show lesson describes how burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change. Individuals read about the scientific process and the...\n
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\nPlanting a Xeriscape Garden\n

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\nFourth graders use a plant database to discover new vocabulary associated with plants and ecosystems. Using a pile of dirt behind their school, they design a garden to make it a more enjoyable place. They print out the types of plants...\n
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\nWeather and Water in Ghana\n

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\nLearners research the rainy and dry season to investigate Africa's weather. For this African weather lesson, students use the given websites to research the rainy and dry seasons of Ghana in Africa. Learners then read stories about life...\n
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\nHerbert Hoover and the Dust Bowl\n

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\nShanty towns made by Dust Bowl migrants were called Hoovervilles for a reason. Examine the policies Herbert Hoover put in place to help victims of the Dust Bowl and Great Depression. You'll find he didn't do much and the result was...\n
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\nGreat Depression\n

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\nExamine the Great Depression with your pupils. First you'll discuss the causes of the Great Depression, such as the stock market crash of 1929. Then, you'll examine key facts, like the Dust Bowl, the New Deal, and economic recovery.\n
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\nRain Garden Maintenance\n

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\nMaintaining a garden is an ongoing responsibility. This resource follows a series of activities in a unit that resulted in the planting of a rain garden. What you will find here are general instructions for watering, weeding, pruning,...\n
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\nPrairie Adaptations\n

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\nTwelfth graders consider the survival of prairie plants. They examine how some tallgrass prairie species are adapted to the conditions of their ecosystem. They make a prediction of how a species might change given new conditions.\n
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\nDating a Volcanic Eruption\n

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\nStudents discover how to \"read\" tree rings to determine the date of a volcanic eruption and the effects an eruption has on plant growth. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to date an eruption.\n
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\nWoody Guthrie: Life and Art\n

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\nWoody Guthrie will capture the imagination of even your most reluctant learners. Using his work, your class will develop their skills in non-fiction reading comprehension, interpreting primary source material, and use of multiple forms...\n
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\nWet World in Danger\n

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\nStudents investigate the reasons why wetlands are threatened especially by people. They study the wise use of water to preserve wetlands.\n
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\nPrairie People\n

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\nEighth graders interview a person who explains the lifestyles of people who lived on the prairies in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They examine how today's lifestyles impact the environment and write up what they learned.\n
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\nBuilding on the Land\n

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\nNinth graders study how cities affect the environment and design an ecologically-sound city. They focus their study on the benefits and constraints of life on the Northern Great Plains.\n
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\nResponses to Changes in the Environment\n

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\nFourth graders study ecosystems, and see how plants and animals must adapt to changes in their environment in order to survive. Pictures of the snow shoe hare in the winter and summer are shown. Learners determine that the change in...\n
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\nFarming in Ancient Mesopotamia: An Ancient Civil Engineering Problem\n

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\nSixth graders identify the major obstacles in farming in Mesopotamia. They work together to design and build a model that solves these problems. They write a short essay that describes the problems and their possible solutions.\n
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\nWind and Wildfire\n

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\nEmerging scientists research weather-related vocabulary terms, and map out where wildfires are most likely to occur. To bring this lesson to life, you could demonstrate what happens to a fire when you cool or remove the fuel, or cut off...\n
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\nHabitats: must live with them....cannot live without them.\n

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\nStudents conduct an internet study regarding habitat, ecosystem, biome and the region they live in. They observe the habitat by visiting a State Park and observing the organisms in their habitat. In addition, they create their own...\n
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\nDating a Volcanic Eruption\n

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\nStudents discover the various ways in which tree rings can give information. After a brief disucssion of concentric tree rings, they use cross section cut outs of tree rings to identify the time and type of various naturally occuring...\n
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\nEarth Science \"D\" Letter\n

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\nPlay around with earth science vocabulary with this word search. Learners look for 18 earth science vocabulary words that start with the letter D. The resource provides an HTML and PDF version that you can print as well as answer sheet...\n
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\nWeather Word Search\n

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\nIn this weather words worksheet, students analyze 10 words in a word box that pertain to the weather. Students find these words in a word search puzzle.\n
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