Heat: A Tour of Temperature

• This resource details how the amount of sun an area receives strongly influences it's climate and how rising temperatures may impact different latitudes, with examples in cities such as Singapore, Fairbanks, and Milan. 
• Students will learn how rising temperatures will change the Earth as we know it, what Hothouse Earth may mean for human life, and the data that supports these concepts. 

Positives

• This resource includes a listening option, which is a wonderful differentiation tool.
• Excellent visuals, including interactive maps and photos, make this a fun read.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have a basic understanding of Earth's changing climate.
• Students should be familiar with reading graphs.
  

Differentiation

• Cross curricular connections could be made in social studies classes by using the maps and latitudinal information in discussions about how climate change will impact different regions of the world.
• This resource lends itself well to group work. Divide the class into three groups, one for each city discussed in the article. Have the groups brainstorm and chart what impacts each is feeling from climate change. What future problems can they predict?
  • As an extension, or for advanced students, have students choose another city or region at a similar latitude, but with a slightly different climate to one from the article to work with.
• Other related resources include Planetary Balance and Workings of Heat.