Description

Overview:

This article continues an examination of each of the seven essential principles of the climate sciences on which the online magazine Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle is structured. Principle 3 states that life on Earth depends on, is shaped by, and affects climate. The climate dictates where and how species can survive. The author discusses the scientific concepts underlying the life forms' dependence on the climate and expands the discussion with diagrams, photos, and online resources.

Subject:

Atmospheric Science

Level:

Lower Primary, Upper Primary

Grades:

Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5

Material Type:

Teaching/Learning Strategy

Author:

Kimberly Lightle

Provider:

Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology

Provider Set:

Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle

Date Added:

05/30/2012