State Climate Summaries (2022)
Grades: 9, 10, 11, 12, AP
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Social Studies, Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics
Authors: NOAA
Location: Caribbean, North America, North America > United States, North America > United States > California, North America > United States > Connecticut, North America > United States > Hawaii, North America > United States > Illinois, North America > United States > Maine, North America > United States > Michigan, North America > United States > New Jersey, North America > United States > New York, North America > United States > Oregon, North America > United States > Wisconsin
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Synopsis
- This interactive map provides links to state-level Climate Assessment Summaries for each state and territory in the United States, providing historical climate data, context for that data, and temperature change projections.
- Students will learn that many states are seeing an increase in extreme weather events, sea level rise is threatening coastal areas across the country, and greenhouse gas emissions will have a huge impact on future annual temperatures.
- This report was updated in 2022 to provide additional and more specific information for each state, as the National Climate Assessments only provide regional information.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Each state summary within this tool is well-organized and thorough.
- Each state summary can be downloaded as a PDF for offline use.
Additional Prerequisites
- It may be beneficial if students already have an intermediate understanding of climate change.
- Every state summary has a resource section with clickable links for further exploration.
Differentiation
- Students can use this interactive tool for a research project on how climate change is impacting their home state.
- This interactive tool can be used to create free-response questions about why the global climate has changed so much since the 20th century.
- This interactive tool can supplement a classroom discussion where students consider their own state's efforts to combat climate change.
- This interactive tool can enhance a classroom discussion on the connection between sea level rise and future coastal migration patterns.
This site is a collection of climate reports from each of the 50 states and U.S. territories. The reports discuss the past, current, and potential future climate of each area. These reports are also great examples of scientific writing and data visualization because they are written similar to scientific journal articles but are written for the public. NOAA has its own review system to assure the accuracy of each report. The science discussed and resources provided are accurate and this resource is recommended for teaching.
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