New Mexico
New Mexico follows the Next Generation Science Standards as a framework for teaching climate change in their schools. Despite this, they have done nothing beyond this in the realm of climate education and it has remained stagnant for a number of years. Though they are teaching climate change, they are doing the bare minimum and more must be done in order to prepare students for our changing world
Climate Issues
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Decreased snowpack
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Decreased water availability and drought
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Increasing temperatures
EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
350 New Mexico provides educators with lesson plans and access to textbooks to help teach climate change in the classroom
POLICY AND LEGISLATION
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New Mexico follows the Next Generation Science Standards as a framework to teach climate change in their schoolsNew Mexico follows the Next Generation Science Standards as a framework to teach climate change in their schools