When the Extremes Become the Means (Pilot)

After a quick read through …I have chosen “When Extremes become Means”.  Just in our local area of New England we have had numerous “100 year” weather events in the past few years. Melting glaciers and shifting weather patterns are important and significant to learn about; but experience has shown me close to home is a good way to start.  I think I might start with Scientific American article “StatesPonder Plans for a Climate Future in Which "Normal" Is Different”.  Then have the students research local New England events. EPA’s kids climate change site seems as though a good site to use to start to make connection between climate change/global warming and local weather events.