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Climate Change in Your Backyard

Provided by: National Center for Science Education |Published on: May 9, 2022
Lesson Plans Grades 9-12

Synopsis

  • In this lesson plan, students draw connections between extreme weather events and climate change on a global and regional scale, starting off with a fun "loaded dice" activity.
  • Students learn about the wildfires in Australia, view and analyze maps and terms related to extreme weather events, explore a region-specific type of extreme weather, and test out engineering designs to develop a sustainable city that can avoid the urban heat-island effect.
  • Students can select from five different weather-related events to investigate, based on their region or area of interest: wildfires, tornadoes, precipitation events, hurricanes, and droughts.
  • Teachers will need to scroll down to this lesson on the initial page.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: National Center for Science Education
Region: North America, United States, Global
Languages: English

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National Center for Science Education
NCSE works with teachers, parents, scientists, and concerned citizens at the local, state, and national levels to ensure that topics like climate change, evolution, and the nature of science are taught accurately, honestly, and confidently.

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