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Our Savage Planet in the News

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Learners research volcanoes, storms, atmospheric conditions, etc., find information and collect facts, create a simulation of a science news broadcast, watch a video clip of an avalanche, and create an artistic rendering of one naturally occurring event.

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storms, severe weather, the atmosphere, volcanoes

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5th - 10th
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Science
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