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Is our mercury
rising? In many parts of the U.S., this has been the warmest
winter on record. How is our planet responding? Mercury Rising:
Bearing Witness to Climate Change connects you to science
data and photographic records, plus timely lesson plans and
activities.
Global
Warming is an interactive online lesson that will educate
HS students about this highly debated environmental issue.
Students will be given the chance to research global warming
with web sites linked to our lesson. Then students can put
their knowledge to the test with either a classroom debate
or a written essay about the effects.
Here is a site that will aid your creation of lesson materials
on Global
Warming for students in grades 3-9. A downloadable lesson
plan complete with overhead masters (in pdf format) is also
available.
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Temperature:
Is it hot or cold? This lesson plan will help your young
students explore their own environment and get a better understanding
of the tools and tracking necessary to plot climatic changes.
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM)
Program is an important part of the U.S. Department of
Energy's (DOE's) strategy to understand global climate change.
They're gathering data from all over the globe and using it
to better understand climate change and global warming.
Now that your students are so knowledgeable, you may be looking
for opportunities to participate in environmental
award programs for kids. Options range from essay contests
to community service projects.
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Let's remember that no matter how confusing our global conditions
may seem, there is always a rainbow's
promise of beauty.
Our moon has long been a dependable object for us to use
as a tool for creating calendars and predicting seasonal changes.
Here is the first in a series of astronomy
lessons. Another great site has been developed by Dr.
Jamie Love specifically designed for home schoolers and
other distance learners.
Some holidays, known as "movable feasts" on liturgical
calendars change annually according to lunar phases or because
different religious groups follow different calendars. Examples
include Mardi Gras, Easter, Passover, and Ramadan. Easter
is always the first Sunday following the first full moon
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