About this lesson
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Hotter temperatures are more than uncomfortable: they can make children seriously ill. This lesson, based on a Harvard Chan C-CHANGE guide, explains what heat-related illness is, why climate change is bringing more dangerous hot days, which children face the greatest risk, and how families, schools, and coaches can keep young people safe.
Suggested grade level
Grades 6–8 · Grades 9–12
Suggested teaching range based on the reading, scientific concepts, and classroom activity. Teachers can adapt the lesson for their students.
Source material
This curriculum draws on material from hsph.harvard.edu.
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