Activate students’ prior knowledge of climate change and its causes.
Review or introduce the basic concepts of air masses and wind patterns.
Interdisciplinary Connections:
Language Arts:
Have students practice summarizing. Students can identify key details from each section and write a one to two-sentence summary.
Health:
Focus on the health risks associated with heat exposure and have students create community action plans to educate the public about how to avoid risks.
Social Studies:
Discuss the environmental justice components associated with heat waves and extreme heat, noting how they impact marginalized groups disproportionately. This resource can help open up a discussion about this topic.
Related Resources:
Use this related article to consider the economic factors related to climate impacts and their damage to infrastructure.
Pair the article with this lesson plan to give students more information about the urban heat island effect and have them design a solution to reduce urban heat in a community.
Probable Futures offers useful tools and maps to visualize climate change along with stories and insights to help people understand what those changes mean.
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