Positives

• This resource includes a listening option, which is a wonderful differentiation tool.
• Excellent visuals, including interactive maps and photos, make this a fun read.

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should have a basic understanding of Earth's changing climate.
• Students should be familiar with reading graphs.
  

Differentiation

• Cross curricular connections could be made in social studies classes by using the maps and latitudinal information in discussions about how climate change will impact different regions of the world.
• This resource lends itself well to group work. Divide the class into three groups, one for each city discussed in the article. Have the groups brainstorm and chart what impacts each is feeling from climate change. What future problems can they predict?
  • As an extension, or for advanced students, have students choose another city or region at a similar latitude, but with a slightly different climate to one from the article to work with.
• Other related resources include Planetary Balance and Workings of Heat.