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University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Global Climate Animations

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site for global climate animations. "Get a feel for why we have seasonal weather changes or why other regions have different weather than you do."
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National Weather Service

National Weather Service:climate Prediction Center: Daily Precipitation Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Find real-time daily precipitation analysis for the United States, Mexico, and South America as well as accumulated precipitation maps for the past 30 or 90 days.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Caves and Karst

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive resource adapted from the National Park Service presents the key concepts of cave and karst systems, including how and where they form, different types, and various cave environments.
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US Environmental Protection Agency

Epa: Ecological Regions of North America

For Students 9th - 10th
A helpful map of North America which color codes its 15 ecological regions. Click on the different regions for a brief description of the area.
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Scientific American

Scientific American Slideshow: Threatened Wildlife in the Here and Now

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about species that are presently facing endangered status in North America as climate change affects each in different ways in this slideshow from Scientific American.
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BBC

Bbc News: In Pictures: How the World Is Changing

For Students 9th - 10th
View and read about climate change by comparing two images of the same location at different times.
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Curated OER

Thurston High School: The Tundra Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
Site discusses and analyzes the daily weather in the tundra. Provides a map of the world that is color-coded to show the different biomes and systems of the world.
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Other

Irena: How to Transform Energy System and Reduce Carbon Emissions

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about renewable energy and how the world's energy system must continue to transform in order to combat climate change. Presents statistics about what different countries are doing to use more and more renewable energy...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Iran: The Persian Garden

For Students 9th - 10th
The property includes nine gardens in as many provinces. They exemplify the diversity of Persian garden designs that evolved and adapted to different climate conditions while retaining principles that have their roots in the times of...
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Curated OER

Bbc News: In Pictures: How the World Is Changing

For Students 9th - 10th
View and read about climate change by comparing two images of the same location at different times.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara

University of California: A Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems

For Students 9th - 10th
Maps in different categories such as fishing, climate change, and pollution were pulled together into a composite map that shows the impact of humans on the world's oceans. Analysis at the time (2008) showed that 40% of the world's...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Industrial Sections, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of the United States showing the Industrial Sections of the contiguous 48 states at the time. "Owing largely to differences in surface structure, climate, and soil, the great productions of our country are confined more...
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Curated OER

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: North China, 1971

For Students 9th - 10th
" North China includes the densely populated and intensively cultivated North China Plain, the loess-covered uplands of Shansi, northern Shensi, and eastern Kansu, and the sparsely populated, semiarid steppes of Inner Mongolia....
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Curated OER

Etc: Maps Etc: Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies, 1898

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1898 of Mexico, Central America and the West Indies. The map includes an inset map of Cuba and the Isthmus of Nicaragua. "The surface of the Rocky Mountain highland in Mexico is quite similar to that of the great plateau...
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Curated OER

Unesco: Palau: Rock Islands Southern Lagoon

For Students 9th - 10th
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon covers 100,200 ha and includes 445 uninhabited limestone islands of volcanic origin. Many of them display unique mushroom-like shapes in turquoise lagoons surrounded by coral reefs. The aesthetic beauty of...

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