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Provided by: Climate Central |Published on: July 27, 2022
Graphs/Tables
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Synopsis
This interactive resource allows students to see the temperature change for many American cities since 1970 and how they compare to that state and to the United States.
Each city on the drop-down menu creates a downloadable graph image with the temperature change information.
This resource delivers an easy-to-digest chart that makes the temperature changes across America engaging and understandable for students at many levels.
The downloadable chart is available in English and Spanish, and in several image formats.
Prerequisites
Students should be able to read a bar graph.
Differentiation & Implementation
Cross-curricular connections can be made in math classes working with graphs or social studies classes working on geography and climate impacts.
This resource would lend itself well to an activity where each student downloads a chart and reviews it, then students walk around with their charts and compare and contrast the data between their charts and their classmates'. Afterwards, have students reflect on what they gleaned from these comparisons.
As an extension, have students use the charts to create a handout that explains the impacts of rising temperatures to distribute within the school community.
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