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Health and Medicine

What does war have to do with malaria?

+ Introductory video on malaria and its life cycle
+ Link to Malaria Challenge lesson plan from the Peace Corps
+ Link to Citizen Science Project about collecting mosquitos

Energy and Climate

Cold ocean = hot summer?

+ Introductory video on the ocean as a driving force for weather and climate
+ Link to a lesson plan about the influence of oceans on weather and climate

Water Resources

How do fish like their water?

+ Edcite assignment with 6 questions
+ Introductory video on the black sea bass
+ Links to lessons about range of tolerance

Energy and Climate

The Arctic is melting – so what?

+ Lesson plan on Arctic sea ice and climate change
+ Powerpoint presentation based on the article
+ Link to Changing Albedo Lab by NASA

Energy and Climate

What do trees know about rain?

+ Classroom graphing activity
+ Background videos on tree core sampling
+ EdCite assignment with 5 quiz questions

Pollution

Where did my plastic go?

+ Introductory videos on The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
+ Powerpoint presentation based on the article
+ Curated links to plastic waste and recycling

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