Are Winters Getting Worse?

In this lesson, students discover how climate change could be making extreme winter weather worse.
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Lesson Plan

Partner

Grade Levels: 6-8

Duration: 90 minutes

Concepts/Skills: Polar vortex, Extreme weather events

Objectives:

  • Explain key differences between the polar vortex and lake effect snow.
  • Use data to explain how these weather events are related to climate change.
  • Discuss how these extreme weather events impact communities, specifically those most vulnerable.