Big Question(s): What is the difference between weather and climate? How is climate changing? How are changes to climate affecting ticks? How are changes to climate affecting humans?
This final news segment introduces climate impacts on the environment that produces disease vectors.
Lesson Plans
Big Questions
Climate Lesson 1
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate Lesson 2
How does the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide contribute to the warming climate?
Climate Lesson 3
What is my carbon footprint?
Climate Lesson 4
- Lesson Plan
- Slideshow
- Step by Step Guide for Finding Historical Weather Data
- Historical Weather Data (Hanover NH & Phoenix AZ)
- Exit Ticket
How has climate changed over time?
Climate Lesson 5
What factors drive the increasing prevalence of tick-borne illnesses and their spread to previously unaffected areas?
Climate Lesson 6
What does the future look like for tick populations, Lyme disease, and climate given the current trends?
Climate Supplemental
How do ticks keep warm during the cold New England winters?