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American Museum of Natural History
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6th - 12th
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Climate Change

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It actually is possible to have too much of a good thing when it comes to climate change. A slide show lesson describes how burning fossil fuels contributes to climate change. Individuals read about the scientific process and the long-term effects. 

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Concepts

climate change, energy, fossil fuels

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils record several interesting facts as they read through the material to use during a class discussion
  • Offer as a remote learning resource

Classroom Considerations

  • Previous knowledge of the greenhouse effect is helpful
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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  • Offers real-life examples
  • Includes vocabulary support

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