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Evaporation Investigation conclusion

Ready, Set, Grow: How Does Climate Change Affect Primary Producers?

Students play the roles of water-intensive and drought-tolerant plants to understand the impacts of climate change on water, primary producers, and the food web.

Educator guide (PDF)
Ready, Set, Grow handout (PDF)
Drought-Tolerant Plant nametags (PDF)
Water-Intensive Plant nametags (PDF)
Carbon Dioxide Resource cards (PDF)
Water Resource cards (PDF)
Game graph (Excel)
Ready, Set, Grow instructional video below

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Climate Change and the Water Cycle (main page)

Day 1
•Insulating You, Insulating Earth: Examining the Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

Day 2
•Weather or Climate? You Decide!
•Understanding the Difference: Do the American Public and Media Understand Weather and Climate?
•Evaporation Investigation setup

Day 3
•The Water Cycle Game
•Evaporation Investigation measurements

Day 4
•Streams and Steam: Effects of Climate Change on the Water Cycle
•Evaporation Investigation measurements

Day 5
•Evaporation Investigation conclusion
•Ready, Set, Grow: How Does Climate Change Affect Primary Producers?

Day 6
•Rainout Shelters: How Does the Availability of Water Affect Plant Growth in the Desert?

Day 7 - 10
•Climate Data Jam: Communicating Climate Data to Nonscientists

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