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*Note: This lab activity was submitted to Ward's Science by a third party educator for the sole purpose of sharing content and ideas with other educators. Ward's Science is not affiliated with the author of this lesson plan. All product recommendations made by Ward's Science are suggestions for completion or extension of the activity or topics addressed, but are not required to complete the activity. C: Climate Change and Agriculture Day: 7-8 Grade Level: 8 Time Required: 180 minutes Essential Question: How will agriculture be impacted by climate change on a local and global scale? National Science Standards Addressed: H.C.4 Interdependence of organisms e. Human beings live within the world's ecosystems. Increasingly, humans modify ecosystems as a result of population growth, technology, and consumption. Human destruction of habitats through direct harvesting, pollution, atmospheric changes, and other factors is threatening current global stability, and if not addressed, ecosystems will be irreversibly affected. H.F.4 Environmental quality a. Natural ecosystems provide an array of basic processes that affect humans. Those processes include maintenance of the quality of the atmosphere, generation of soils, control of the hydrologic cycle, disposal of wastes, and recycling of nutrients. Humans are changing many of these basic processes, and the changes may be detrimental to humans. Objective: Students will investigate how climate change will impact a major economic sector of the local economy of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Teacher Notes: Students will use the internet to complete a web quest investigating the impacts of climate change on agriculture and the economy of the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Student knowledge will be extended in the second component. Students will have the option of completing one of three assignments that relate to the topic. Resources: https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climate-impacts/climate-impacts-agriculture-and-food-supply_.html http://www.thepoultrysite.com/articles/1498/climate-change-and-poultry-production http://news.ncsu.edu/releases/crop-yields-could-wilt-heat/ http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/AR/archive/nov09/soybean1109.htm Procedure: • The handout that accompanies this assignment should be available on each student computer. This will allow students to use hyperlinks to reach each destination. • Students should complete web quest in one 90 minute class period. The second portion will be assigned as homework, with presentations occurring during the next class period.

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