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Pika Models + Climate Change

Provided by: CLEAN |Published on: November 27, 2023
Lesson Plans Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Synopsis

  • In this lesson, students will examine the Pacific Northwest where American pikas live, how they communicate, and how climate change impacts them.
  • This resource includes one version of the lesson for grades 3-8 and one for high school students.
  • Students will watch videos about the American pika, engage in an outdoor activity that reveals what it's like to be a pika, and create educational models about their ecological importance.
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Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Bay Area E-STEM Institute
Region: Asia, North America, USA - West, United States, Oregon, Southern Oregon, Willamette Valley / Portland Metro - Oregon, California, Washington, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho
Languages: English

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