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Drought & Farming: Thirsty Crops



Media literacy and critical thinking activity in which students decode web pages and graphs for messages about how agricultural demands for irrigation impact freshwater resources during times of drought.



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Playlist: Climate Change
Unit: Climate Change & Water
Kit: Media Constructions of Sustainability: Middle School
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Resource Details


Relevant Subject Area(s)

Math, Consumer Education, Physical Sciences, Environmental Studies, Economics, ELA/English Language Arts

Grade Level(s)

Middle School

Media Type(s)

Chart/graph, Informational Text, Webpage

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading For Science and Technical Subjects (RST)