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Activity
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activity: This Threshold Today

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the Internet to search for news stories about the Modern Revolution and discuss the provided questions. Helpful links are provided to get you started.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Climate Change in Earth History Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on climate change. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Graphing January's Weather

For Teachers 1st Standards
First graders graph the weather in Vermont for the month of January.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: What Can You Do? What Can We All Do?

For Students 9th - 10th
Can we do anything to slow climate change or prepare for the problems it brings? Yes, people across the globe are working on solutions.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: Extreme Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
See how weather and climate in the Mid-Atlantic region has changed in large and small ways due to climate change.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: What Is Mid Atlantic Climate Change?

For Students 9th - 10th
Climate change is impacting every nation and continent on Earth- including the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. Find out how.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Why the Polar Vortex Keeps Breaking Out of the Arctic

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does the Polar Vortex keep breaking out of the Arctic? Surprisingly, warming global temperatures play a role.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Made Clear: Urban Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out the effect that hard, dark surfaces like streets, parking lots and rooftops that trap and hold heat have on cities and urban areas.
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Thinkport Education

Made Clear: Quick Review: Sea Level Rise

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you understand the impacts of sea-level rise in the Mid-Atlantic region? Take this quick review to find out.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Made Clear: How Are Ecosystems Affected by Sea Level Rise?

For Students 9th - 10th
Sea-level rise won't just affect humans. See examples of how the ecosystem will be affected by sea-level rise.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Made Clear: How Do Humans Feel the Impact of Sea Level Rise?

For Students 9th - 10th
Losing land through increased erosion is the most obvious problem from sea-level rise, but it's not the only one. Learn some ways coastal communities will feel the effects of sea-level rise.
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Professional Doc
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: How Does Urban Heat Fit Into the Ngss?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find out how urban heat fit into the NGSS science standards.
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Lesson Plan
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: How Does Extreme Weather Fit Into the Ngss?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find out how extreme weather fits into the NGSS science standards.
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Professional Doc
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: How Does Sea Level Rise Fit Into the Ngss?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Find out how sea-level rise fits into the NGSS science standards?
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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: How Are Ecosystems Impacted by Extreme Weather?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how ecosystems are impacted by extreme weather.
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Article
Thinkport Education

Thinkport: Made Clear: How Are Humans Impacted by Extreme Weather?

For Students 9th - 10th
The extremes in weather have an impact on businesses, communities, recreational activities and anything else that depends on the weather.