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Connecting Climate Change to the Water Cycle

Provided by: New York DEP |Published on: February 6, 2024
Lesson Plans Grades 6-8

Synopsis

  • In this lesson, students learn about the connections between climate change and the water cycle by creating graphs to show how precipitation and evaporation have changed over time in different locations.
  • Students present their work in a gallery walk and discuss what their research uncovered about changes to the water cycle, the impacts these changes have, and strategies to address the effects.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Geography
Authors: New York DEP
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New York, New York City
Languages: English

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