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Climate at a Glance

Provided by: NOAA |Published on: April 27, 2021

Graphs/Tables

6-AP

Synopsis

This comprehensive climate resource provides a plethora of temperature data and interactive charts that are customizable by location, time period, ranking, or GPS location.
The data can be downloaded and citations are provided for referencing the data in the charts.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: NOAA

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Teaching Materials

Positives

The data and charts provided are up to date and easy to use.
Students can investigate the temperature changes in their local area over time.

Additional Prerequisites

Students should know how to read a graph and understand the importance of scale (particularly on the y-axis) when comparing graphs.

Differentiation

Math and science classes could use the data as a resource for lessons about graphing or data analysis.
Any class could use the data for fact-checking or lessons about climate change, weather vs. climate, and local vs. global changes.
Similar resources include this footprint calculator, this video, and this interactive data resource.

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