Global Change Elementary School Lessons
Teaching Resources for Elementary School - Global Change
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About: In this lesson, students use historical and modern photographs in Glacier National Park, Montana, to investigate how glaciers have changed over the last ~100 years. This lesson is intended for grades 6-8 with extensions for high school and is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
Grades: 6-8 with extensions for high school
Topics: Climate Change, Repeat Photography, Qualitative vs. Quantitative data, Glacier Recession, Aerial Photography, Evaluating Graphic Data
Length: 3 lessons, 1 class period each
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About: This unit is separated into three parts and introduces fire basics, explores how wildland fires affect different types of ecosystems, the three requirements needed to start and maintain a fire (the Fire Triangle), as well as the three factors that affect wildland fires (the Fire Behavior Triangle), the impacts of fire, the benefits and ecological costs of wildland fires, changes in wildland fire patterns, the relationship of wildland fire to changing climate, and possible management strategies with a focus on Indigenous Fire Stewardship.
Grades: 6-12
Topics: Fire basics, fire impacts and ecology, wildland fire in a changing climate
Length: Varies (See each lesson for more details)