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ClimateWatch: Citizen Science for Climate Change

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In this unit, students use the ClimateWatch app and website to explore relationships between biodiversity and climate change and investigate the ways citizen scientists can contribute to scientific work on these issues. They identify a local plant or animal species, develop a citizen science project, investigate food chains and webs, and learn about other biodiversity-related citizen science projects.

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    Citizen Science - Understanding Food Chains
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    Citizen Science - Food Webs and Climate Change
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