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Water: to the Last Drop
Young scholars research how water played an important role in US history. In this social studies lesson, students make a mock newscast from one of the events they researched. They present their newscast to the class.
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How are People Changing the Climate: Basics
In this climate change worksheet, students answer a series of questions about climate change. Students have multiple choice options for six online quiz questions
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Ocean World
In this online interactive geography skills worksheet, students answer 5 multiple choice questions regarding El Nino. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Wet World in Danger
Students investigate the reasons why wetlands are threatened especially by people. They study the wise use of water to preserve wetlands.
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Vocabulary Practice: Connecting Ideas
In this similar sentences worksheet, students read 8 sentences. From three choices, students circle the letter of the sentence that has the same meaning as the first sentence.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Al Gore Heats up a Debate
In this current events activity, students analyze political cartoons about Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth." Students respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Climate Change Quiz
In these climate change worksheets, students read through the fourteen questions about climate change. Students select the correct answer to complete the quiz.
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Climate Survival
Students use information about different world climate regions to plan how to survive in a particular climate zone for one year. They present their survival plans.
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Rivers Cloze Activity
In this cloze activity worksheet, students use their reading comprehension skills to fill in the 16 blanks in a 1-page reading selection about rivers. A word bank in provided.
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Tracking El Nino Conditions
Students identify major changes in ocean temperatures during an El Nino season. In this climate lesson students complete an Internet assignment using datasets to determine periods of El Nino.
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Picnic Possibilities
Fourth graders plan a picnic using weather data. Using accumulated weather data from various sources, they create a graph of the weather conditions in their region for a given period of time. Students interpret this data to predict the...
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ESL: Environmental Problems
In this ESL environmental problem learning exercise, students work with a partner to explain a set of terms, then divide a set of words that have to do with the environment into syllables.
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ESL Vocabulary Quiz-Historical Events
In this ESL vocabulary worksheet middle schoolers fill in blanks to complete sentences about historical events. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
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Crossword
In this crossword worksheet that focuses on natural disasters, students find the vertical word in the colored squares by filling in the right words in ten lines in the horizontal boxes. Answers appear at the bottom of the worksheet.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: News in Science: Climate Change Boosting Flood and Drought
From ABC News in Science, this article deals primarily with the affect on severe weather brought about by climate change. The article also deals with the risk brought about by this severe weather.
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Imperial College London: Brownian Motion
An advanced level description of the nature of Brownian motion. Brownian motion, a model formulated to predict matters involving uncertain elements, is related to medical imaging, fractals, robotics, aerosol particles, and stock market...
NOAA
Noaa: Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events
Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...
Columbia University
Nasa: Sedac: Water Resources and Consumption
[Free Registration/Login Required] A collection of twenty-four data sets from SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) that examine water resources and issues around the world. They look at dams and reservoirs, floods, drought,...
NOAA
Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: The Ocean
Online school for weather presents a complete guide to the ocean and its effect on our weather such as El Nino, hurricanes, floods, and droughts. Explores layers of the ocean, sea water, waves, tides, rip currents, and more. A review...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Changes in Habitats
[Free Registration/Login Required] A 2nd grade unit on how people and weather can change habitats. Topics include too much and too litter rain (flooding and drought), lightning and fire, and land, water, and air pollution. This flipchart...
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Canterbury Environmental Education Centre: Weather Explorer
A look at the weather, how it is measured, and how it is caused. Learn what weather is like all over the world, how global warming is affecting our planet, and how "extreme" conditions like hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and drought...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Rain Erosion: Does the Rate of Water Effect Erosion?
In this lab, students investigate whether the rate of water falling (rain) affects the amount of erosion (soil movement). This experiment could lead to further questions: how does grass or rocks effect soil erosion, does erosion lead to...
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Relief Web: Countries
This resource provides information on countries throughout the world, current news, and different types of maps.