Changes in Hardiness Zones
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This animation illustrates how the hardiness zones for plants have changed between 1990 and 2006 based data from 5,000 National Climatic Data Center cooperative stations across the continental United States.


Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Soils, Biology, Environmental Science:Soils and Agriculture, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change, Environmental Science:Ecosystems
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Soil, Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS