HEAT.gov - Heat Maps

Positives

• This website is an excellent starting place for a variety of lesson plans based on the concept of heat and its effects on humans.
• There are several articles, mapping tools, interactive maps, and data visualizations linked from this resources. 
• Contributing organizations include the CDC, FEMA, NOAA, and the Department of Health and Human Services
  

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers and/or students will need access to the Internet to utilize this resource.
• Students should be comfortable with interpreting charts and maps.
• This is the "Home" page of the HEAT.gov website.
  

Differentiation

• This resource will work well with both whole-class instruction or individualized research or assignments.  There is enough information for a class of 20 students to each choose different topics.
• The information provided can easily be integrated into science, math, and language arts classes.
• Social science classes can also benefit from this website.  Students can draw conclusions about how the people and communities in the most affected areas are likely to be impacted in the future.
• Earth science and geography classes can use the heat maps to discuss topography, prevailing winds, and continental position in relation to weather conditions and predicted weather in the future.