Introductory Activities
These activities have been selected by master teachers to help prepare students as they learn about global warming and DNA. They are designed for middle and high-school students and adhere to the National Academies’ National Science Education Standards.
Activities related to:
Global Warming Facts & Our Future
Infectious Disease: Evolving Challenges to Human Health — COMING SOON
Global Warming Facts & Our Future
Carbon Cycle: EPA Global Warming Kids Site
Students use an animated guide to learn the vocabulary and key concepts associated with global warming and Earth processes. They can choose from three sections on the greenhouse effect, the water cycle, or the carbon cycle.
There is a quiz for students to take at the end of the section.
Level of Difficulty: Introductory
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