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Geography: Snow Cover on the Continents Lesson PlanGeography: Snow Cover on the Continents Lesson Plan
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Geography: Snow Cover on the Continents

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Students create maps of snow cover for each continent by conducting Internet research. After estimating the percentage of continental snow cover, they present their findings in letters, brochures or Powerpoint presentations.

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Grade
4th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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