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This can be a tool for research and provide graphics for presentations or student reports.
Students can explore a variety major cities to see how the climate is changing in other areas.
Prerequisites
Students should be able to read graphs.
Students would benefit from understanding how scientists determine what a normal temperature is for a location during a certain time of year.
Differentiation & Implementation
Geography classes can use this resource to compare and contrast temperature data for various locations and then add the graphs to a map of the United States to see if there are any geographical trends they can see. Is one area of the country warming faster than others during this time of year?
This resource would be a great tool for students to explore after learning about average temperatures. Younger students can read the graph for a location near them together as a class, while older students can be assigned different locations to compare and contrast.
To extend learning, have students use the data presented in the graph to predict the days above normal in the next several falls.
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Climate Central
Climate Central is an independent group of scientists and communicators who research and report the facts about our changing climate and how it affects people’s lives.
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