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Unit Plans That Teach Foundational Climate Concepts

Four unit plans provide opportunities for in-depth explorations of important foundational climate concepts -- weather, water as a solid, liquid and gas, and the water cycle -- that are appropriate for K-2 and 3-5 learners. These unit plans incorporate many of the lessons highlighted in other articles in this issue of the online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle. The magazine is structured around the essential principles of the climate...

Keywords:: Liquids, Oceans, NSDL, Ecology, Earth in the Solar System, Physics, Gases, Instructional Materials, Water Cycle, Earth Materials, States of Matter, Earth's Water, Chemistry, Solids, Weather, Space Science, Teaching Strategies, Forestry and Agriculture, Life Science, Cycles, Water, Physical Science, Climate, Assessment of Students, Seasons, Temperature, Geoscience, Clouds, Mathematics, Freshwater, Absorption, Precipitation, States of Water, Light, Earth and Space Science, Education, Solar System Changes

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Science and Technology / Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

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Material Type:: Assessment Tool
Date Added to MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Date Modified in MERLOT:: July 27, 2016
Author:: Jessica Fries-Gaither, National Science Foundation
Submitter:: Barbra Bied Sperling

Primary Audience:: Grade School, Middle School, High School, College General Ed
Technical Format:: Website
Mobile Compatibility:: Not specified at this time
Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States