Living During the Little Ice Age

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http://eo.ucar.edu/educators/ClimateDiscovery/LIA_lesson3_9.28.05.pdf

In this lesson from the Climate Discovery Teacher's Guide, appropriate for middle school level, students compare various records to understand what life was like in Europe during the height of the Little Ice Age.


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