The Effects of Climate Change
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Provided by: NASA|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This resource from NASA provides data, interactive media, animated models, and graphs that detail what the effects of climate change are now and what they may be in the future.
- The resource provides a number of links to additional information and gives students an idea of what things might be like on Earth and in different parts of the United States over the next 30 to 100 years.
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: NASA
Region: Global
Languages: English, Spanish
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Positives
- There are many ways to expand this lesson by following the links provided.
- The animations of future conditions in the U.S. will likely be very impactful for students.
Prerequisites
- Teachers may want to look through the links in each section to see which ones would work best for your lesson.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Students can work in groups to investigate the different sections and then present their results or write a report, reflection, or summary.
- Social studies and history classes can use this resource to estimate what these conditions might mean for human civilizations around the world, especially if compared to the effects of natural disasters in the past.
- Students can also check out the opening chapter of The Ministry for the Future, which describes what Earth might be like in the future.
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