Drought Causes: Climate Change Impacts

• In this activity, students will review articles from the National Resources Defense Council, TechTimes.com, and the Union of Concerned Scientists and answer questions about the relationship between climate change and droughts. 
• This resource includes a student worksheet, a lesson plan, a student handout, and a PowerPoint presentation. 

Positives

• The lesson plan provides discussion questions for many academic subjects.
  
• The PowerPoint presentation and activity can be used in a virtual or in-person lesson.

Additional Prerequisites

• Teachers must create a free account to access the materials.
• Teachers may want to research the sources ahead of time to understand the viewpoints and biases. 

Differentiation

• Students could respond to questions individually or in small groups before discussing the questions as a class.
• The reading for this activity is a bit dense, so a structured reading process may help some students.
• Other resources on this topic include this interactive map on droughts in the United States, this short film about how a drought changed a farming community, and this video featuring a youth activist working to fight water waste during times of drought.

This resource will educate students about the risk of droughts and other climate change problems. The resource is recommended for teaching.

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