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Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students identify the African Plains and the plants and animals that are found on the plain, which are of a benefit to humans. They listen to the story and actively participate in a choral reading of Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain.
Lesson Plan
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Believe It...Or Not

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers critically analyze data regarding climate changes using a glossary of terms generated by examination of climate related articles. They examine and graph climatic data, and discuss, hypothesize and test apparent...
Lesson Plan
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Planet X

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students select a wide variety of presentation methods to compare Planet X and Earth. Students share these with their classmates. Students select other methods to present their ideas about a livable planet for human life forms. ...
Lesson Plan
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Science: Trouble in the Troposphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research a NASA Website and record information about an assigned city's tropospheric ozone residual monthly climate. In groups, they graph the information for the past year. They form new groups and compare their city's...
Website
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Unidata: Conventional Weather Reports

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource talks about how the stations report their information. Several examples of how different universities compile the information are provided.
Graphic
Other

The Weather Company: The Weather Underground

For Students 9th - 10th
Source of weather maps, forecasts, images, and data for the world. Maps include temperature, radar, visibility, wind, heat index, wind chill, humidity, and dew point.
Website
Other

Union of Concerned Scientists: Global Warming

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides statistical evidence, backgrounders, FAQs, climate impact reports, and suggested solutions to the global problem.
Article
CNN

Cnn en Espanol: Week of 10 7 13: Lousiana, Alabama Y Florida Esperan Tormentas

For Students 9th - 10th
In Spanish. Article reports on Tropical Storm Karen, expected to hit the Gulf States region of the United States.
Website
NOAA

Noaa: Storm Prediction Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Get real time data on storms across the nation that have occurred over the past 24 hours. The data includes storm locations, severity and brief damage reports.
Handout
Other

Primer on Climate Change and Human Health [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive guide to climate change in Canada. This site offers both a national look and then looks at the implications of climate change on specific regions and provinces.
Article
BBC

Bbc Newsround: Cyclone Threatens Eastern India

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Brief article reports that over a half a million people have been from India due to the threat of a massive cyclone.
Website
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Changing Global Cloudiness

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn what clouds are made of and how they form. Read reports from several different cloud observations and how the clouds effect climate.