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Drought Basics
Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: November 7, 2023
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Synopsis
- In this interactive resource, students will learn about the different types of drought, the causes and effects of drought, and how scientists monitor it, examining examples from Boston, Albuquerque, and California's Lake Cachuma.
- Students will read, watch videos, and analyze graphs within the interactive presentation and there are discussion questions and other supporting materials provided.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: CLEAN, PBS
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, USA - West, United States, Global, California, New Mexico, Massachusetts
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Teachers can easily assign this lesson as independent work via Google Classroom and other platforms.
- Students will remain engaged with various visualizations and graphics to illustrate the concepts.
Additional Prerequisites
- You may need to switch to Student View for the Launch button to work.
- Students will need to know the terms precipitation, climate, aridity, hydrological, and others before beginning the lesson.
- It may benefit students to understand the difference between a drought and a water shortage.
Differentiation
- Geography students can look at climate zones across the United States and discuss why drought means something different in different places.
- Students in math classes can practice analyzing and answering questions about the graphs in the lesson.
- Students can brainstorm ways to conserve water in their homes or use a water footprint calculator to understand their water usage.
- If you want to assign the lesson as independent work, a Chrome extension to read the text aloud will help any struggling readers.
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About the Partner Provider
CLEAN
The CLEAN Network is a professionally diverse community of over 630 members committed to improving climate and energy literacy locally, regionally, nationally, and globally in order to enable responsible decisions and actions. The CLEAN Network has been a dynamic group since 2008 and is now led by the CLEAN Leadership Board established in 2016.
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