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- 8th
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Students create graphs to show rainfall amounts in a year. They list the effects of a drought on their city, county and state. They also diagram the water cycle and formulate a water conservation plan. 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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- 5th - 8th
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Students gain knowledge about the impact of drought in agriculture. They investigate soil types, water flow, and various erosion conditions which occur during a drought and see how farming practices changed after the 1930's. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students examine the evolution of photojournalism and photographs as an art form. They analyze images from the late 19th century through the early 20th century, take pictures with black and white film, and display the photos. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students review the water cycle and its relationship to weather around the world. They focus their attention on extreme weather phenomena such as: floods, huricanes, tornadoes, and drought. Pupils draw a complete water cycle and place the weather phenomena in the correct area of the water cycle. 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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- 6th - 8th
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Students study droughts in Oklahoma and list possible reasons for droughts. They form subcommittees to explore the drought problem and create plans for drought management and relief. They research five areas around the world where drought has occurred. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students share opinions about the causes and effects of droughts. They explore drought conditions across the United States after reading and discussing the article "New to Being Dry, the South Struggles to Adapt." Students prepare public information campaigns to raise awareness about water conservation in their community. Full Review »
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