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The Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Systems - 5-Hour Curriculum Unit for 6-12 Grade Students

Welcome! Thank you for your interest in the USDA Southwest Climate Hub’s curriculum unit on Climate Change and the Carbon Cycle. This unit was designed to introduce 9-12 grade students to climate change, the carbon cycle, and the effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide on Earth’s climate. We partnered with the Asombro Institute for Science Education (asombro.org [1]) to design an engaging, fun, and scientifically rigorous education unit aligned with Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. 

The Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Systems curriculum unit consists of five activities and was designed to be conducted over five days (or five hours).  Each activity can also stand alone, however, and the unit need not be completed in its entirety.

You may download the entire curriculum at the link below, choose the resources you need from the list below, or click on the day pages in the left column, which contain links to the supporting materials for each activity organized by day taught.

 

To download curriculum:

  • Select day/lesson from left column, or
  • Download The Effects of Climate Change on Agricultural Systems [2] complete guide (in PDF), or
  • Select from the list of educator guides and digital resources by day listed below

 

Additional documents:

  • Curriculum Introduction [3]
  • Next Generation Science Standards Activity Chart [4]
  • Common Core State Standards Activity Chart [5]
  • Copyright Information [6]
  • Acknowledgements [7]

 

Interested in learning more about teaching these activities?  Please help us organize an educator workshop in your area!  Email information@asombro.org [8] for more information about this opportunity.

 

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List of educator guides and digital resources by day

 

Day 1 - Farms on the Table: Making Farmland Decisions in a Changing Climate

  • Educator guide [10] (PDF)
  • Farms on the Table handout [11] (PDF)
  • Farms on the Table presentation [12] (PowerPoint)
  • Farms on the Table [13] (instructional video)

 

Day 2  - Interacting Adaptations: Trade-Offs in the Agriculture Industry

  • Educator guide [14] (PDF)
  • Actors and Impacts handout [15] (PDF)
  • Interacting Adaptations handout [16] (PDF)
  • Reference Sheet handout [17] (PDF)
  • Impact Cards [18] (PDF)
  • Actor Cards [19] (PDF)
  • Interacting Adaptations presentation [20] (PowerPoint)
  • Interacting Adaptations [21] (instructional video)

 

Day 3  - Wilt it be Productive? Modeling an Adaptation to Climate Change

  • Educator guide [22] (PDF)
  • Wilt it Be Productive? and Don’t Be a Loser! handout packet [23] (PDF)
  • Set of Don’t Be a Loser! game cards [24] (PDF)
  • Wilt it Be Productive? presentation [25] (PowerPoint)
  • Wilt it Be Productive? [26] (instructional video)

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Day 4 - Washed Away: Climate Change and Farmland Soil Quality

  • Educator guide [27] (PDF)
  • Washed Away handout [28] (PDF)
  • Washed Away presentation [29] (PowerPoint)
  • Washed Away [30] (instructional video)

 

Day 5 - Get Out and Graze (GO AG!): Criollo vs. Angus Cattle in a Changing Climate

  • Educator guide [31] (PDF)
  • Compare and Contrast handout [32] (PDF)
  • Get Out and Graze handout [33] (PDF)
  • Histogram Extension Activity handout [34] (PDF)
  • Labels for far and close “grazing site” bags [35] (PDF)
  • Location map for each grazing site station [36] (PDF)
  • Get Out and Graze presentation [37] (PowerPoint)
  • Get Out and Graze [38] (instructional video)

    

 

 

     

 


Source URL: https://swclimatehub.info/education/climate-change-and-agriculture

Links
[1] https://asombro.org/
[2] https://swclimatehub.info/files/TheEffectsOfClimateChangeOnAgriculturalSystems.pdf
[3] https://swclimatehub.info/files/Intro.pdf
[4] https://swclimatehub.info/files/NextGenerationScienceStandards.pdf
[5] https://swclimatehub.info/files/CommonCoreStateStandards.pdf
[6] https://swclimatehub.info/files/CopyrightPage.pdf
[7] https://swclimatehub.info/files/Acknowledgements.pdf
[8] mailto:information@asombro.org
[9] http://www.asombro.org
[10] https://swclimatehub.info/files/FarmsOnTheTableOutline.pdf
[11] https://swclimatehub.info/files/FarmsOnTheTableHandout.pdf
[12] https://swclimatehub.info/files/FarmsOnTheTable_Presentation.pptx
[13] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOTTGn3VE1U
[14] https://swclimatehub.info/files/InteractingAdaptationsOutline.pdf
[15] https://swclimatehub.info/files/ActorsAndImpactsHandout.pdf
[16] https://swclimatehub.info/files/InteractingAdaptationsHandout.pdf
[17] https://swclimatehub.info/files/ReferenceSheetHandout.pdf
[18] https://swclimatehub.info/files/ImpactCards.pdf
[19] https://swclimatehub.info/files/ActorCards.pdf
[20] https://swclimatehub.info/files/InteractingAdaptationsPresentation.pptx
[21] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjNxdMogBiQ
[22] https://swclimatehub.info/files/WiltItBeProductiveOutline.pdf
[23] https://swclimatehub.info/files/WiltItBeProductiveHandout.pdf
[24] https://swclimatehub.info/files/DontBeALoserGameCards.pdf
[25] https://swclimatehub.info/files/WiltItBeProductive_Presentation.pptx
[26] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYSaytsGJGM
[27] https://swclimatehub.info/files/WashedAwayOutline.pdf
[28] https://swclimatehub.info/files/WashedAwayHandout.pdf
[29] https://swclimatehub.info/files/WashedAwayPresentation.pptx
[30] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtii57hC_wg
[31] https://swclimatehub.info/files/GetOutAndGrazeOutline.pdf
[32] https://swclimatehub.info/files/CompareAndContrastHandout.pdf
[33] https://swclimatehub.info/files/GetOutAndGrazeHandout.pdf
[34] https://swclimatehub.info/files/HistogramExtensionActivityHandout.pdf
[35] https://swclimatehub.info/files/GrazingSiteLabels.pdf
[36] https://swclimatehub.info/files/GrazingSiteMap.pdf
[37] https://swclimatehub.info/files/GetOut&Graze_Presentation.pptx
[38] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJfsqXGDw6E