NJ Ag Lessons on Climate Change

Positives

• All lessons do an excellent job of introducing new vocabulary in the text, aiding student comprehension.
• Students will love the engaging hands-on activities and experiments.

Additional Prerequisites

• There is an optional activity in the lessons for students to read part of the book Understanding Climate Change, Facing a Warming World by Melissa McDaniel.
• Students should know the states of matter and what plants require to survive.
• Some experiments require clay, heat lamps, seeds, and soil.

Differentiation

• After doing the sea level rise experiment, older students can research adaptation strategies for coastal communities facing the impacts of the changing shoreline.
• If teachers have enough materials, older students can experiment independently or in groups instead of as a whole class.
• Students can make community connections by visiting a local farm or their high school's agriculture department.
• After viewing the New Jersey Farming and Climate Change PowerPoint, students can research the effect of heat waves on people who work outdoors.