Reading

Grades 9-12

Our Changing Climate

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SUBJECTS: Science, Social Studies

TOPICS: Agriculture, Climate Change, Energy, Migration, United Nations, Oceans, Personal Consumption

Resource Overview

Climate change background reading: An overview of how human activities have increased greenhouse gas emissions, the many impacts of a warming planet, and policy proposals to meet the challenges of global warming.

A polar bear on a melting ice cap in the Arctic.

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This reading must be purchased as part of a lesson packet or as part of a full curriculum that is available in our store.

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