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How climate enters our world

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students recognize the different climatic zones. They describe what aspects differentiate the climatic zones. Students offer explanations as to what climate is and the role that it plays on creating regions. They rationalize why the...
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It's About Time

Present-Day Climate in Your Community

For Teachers 7th - 12th
So what exactly is climate? This first installment of a six-part series introduces the concept of climate using real-world data tables and topographic maps. The timely lesson includes a comprehensive overview of climate, as well as...
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Climate Change And Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students consider the role of climate change in the occurrence of vector born diseases such as malaria. In small groups, they research a specific vector to complete an information chart on climate changes in the region where the vector...
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Climatic Zones

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders recognize and locate Frigid, Temperate, and Torrid climatic zones on the word map or globe. They explain that plants, animals, and human societies display adaptations to the climates they live in .
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Mr. E. Science

Climate and Climate Change

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
What factors make up climate? How does longitude and latitude affect climate? What is causing Earth's climate to change? These questions are the topic of a presentation that explains characteristics of climate and climate change.
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Climate in the Pacific Region

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the main features of the climate of the Tropical Pacific region by looking at maps and charting the tracks of one or more recent cyclones. After a brief discussion, they answer questions bout convergence zones and the...
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Worksheet
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Bellwork for Week 16-Climate

For Students 7th - 9th
In this bellwork activity, students answer a variety of questions about the climate, climographs, biomes and factors that control climate.
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Organizer
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Zones of Our Planet Word Search

For Students 6th - 9th
In this climate zones word puzzle worksheet, students examine the 19 words and names in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle. Students also label 7 geographic locations on the pictured globe.
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World Climate Growing Zones

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create a map showing where crops would be grown around the world. In this crops lesson plan, students show how the world climate would produce different parts of the world at different times. Students fill out worksheets.
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Wind Circulation, Surface Currents and Climate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers describe connections between wind patterns, surface currents, and ocean climate zones. In small groups, they color the ocean climate zones in four different shades of blue. Students then answer questions like what four...
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Guetemala's Changing Forest

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare their local ecological zone to the tropical rainforest. In this natural ecology lesson, 8th graders complete an activity about the differences in ecological zones. They compare their biome to the Guatemalan...
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What is Climate?

For Students 9th - 12th
In this climate instructional activity, high schoolers review the components that make up climate including temperature and precipitation. This instructional activity has 8 true or false and 2 short answer questions.
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The Geophysics And Cultural Aspects of the Greater Antilles

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners determine location by using longitude and latitude. They measure to the minute longitude and latitude of a place and select a body of land and determine its location. They approximate time zones by using every 15 degrees of...
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Worksheet
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Rainforest Vocabulary Words: Week 1

For Students 7th - 8th
In these rainforest vocabulary worksheets, read the definitions and the matching terms for the following rainforest vocabulary terms: decomposers, deforestation, epiphytes, extinct, environment, pollute, vegetation, ecology, climate,...
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Science: What Is the Carbon Cycle?

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Young scholars examine the carbon cycle while identifying its sources, sinks, and release agents. Using magazines and newspapers, groups of students design collages illustrating the carbon cycle. Finally, they write responses to...
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Unit Plan
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Where in the Latitude Are You? A Longitude Here.

For Teachers 5th
Students distinguish between latitude and longitude on the map. In this mapping lesson, students participate in mapping skills to recognize spatial relationships, and where to find natural resources on the map. Students create their own...
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Let's Go To Mexico

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students are able to use the Internet to conduct research. They research Mexican culture and traditions. Students compare and contrast Mexican and U.S. food and clothing. They convert United States currency to Mexican pesos. Students...
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Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the worlds biomes and see how organisms adapt to these ecological communities.  For this world's biomes lesson students research and write a paper about one of the world's biomes. 
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Ecosystems

For Students 6th - 12th
In this ecosystems worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle with 35 questions about the different types of ecosystems and organisms in them.
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Elements of Biology: Biomes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the different types of biomes. In this biology lesson, students create a map of assigned biome with descriptive paragraphs. They share their findings to class.
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Worksheet
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Reading Comprehension: Oceans

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ocean comprehension activity, learners read a short passage, then complete 4 short answer questions about oceans. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.