Science Lesson: Climate Change Impacts on Crops
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Created by Teacher(s): Christa Delaney|Published on: May 23, 2022
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Synopsis
This lesson focuses on how climate change impacts agriculture. Students focus on how heat extremes and changes in precipitation will affect crop yields.
Step 1 - Inquire: Students watch videos showing how climate change will impact agriculture. Students create a hypothesis that states how high heat and increased amounts of water might affect the germination of seeds.
Step 2 - Investigate: Students set up an experiment within the classroom and then observe their crops for a set amount of weeks, collecting data on their data sheets.
Step 3 - Inspire: Students write a conclusion showing the results of the data they collected and make a comparison between their experiment and climate change.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, New Jersey
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