Provided by: USGS |Published on: February 20, 2026
Data, Graphs, and Maps
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Synopsis
This interactive map of the United States from USGS allows users to explore how climate change will impact factors such as precipitation, soil storage, and temperature in the future.
Students will be able to compare the future projections with data from 1981-2010 and look at different warming scenarios for states and counties.
This resource provides a wealth of information, allowing students to explore various scenarios and conditions.
The interface is fairly user-friendly, so students can manipulate the data themselves.
Prerequisites
It may help students if the teacher sets expectations for exploring this resource to avoid overwhelm.
Teachers may want to explain and define certain terms, depending on students' expected path with this resource. For example, students may need background knowledge on the different degrees of warming. This article can help explain the concept to students.
Differentiation & Implementation
Students can each research a different region of the United States for 3 or 4 different metrics, such as changes in precipitation, maximum temperature, and minimum temperature, for each warming scenario. Then, students can hypothesize how these changes will impact their region. Then, students can compare their region to other students' in the class.
Students working with Google Sheets or Excel can download the data and put it into spreadsheets to create their own visualization or use it in other ways.
Teachers can pair this resource with this interactive map, so students can see how these changes will impact the environment and daily life in these regions.
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