Positives

• This interactive resource gives students an abundance of information to work with in an easy-to-understand way. 
• This resource is an especially great tool for struggling readers, as they can work with the information without being bogged down by text. 

Additional Prerequisites

• Students should understand the terms mean, maximum, and minimum. 
• A general understanding of the geography of New Jersey might be helpful but is not necessary. 

Differentiation

• Social Studies classes could use this resource to explore and discuss the ways geography and climate intersect. 
• After introducing the data in the resource, have students choose a month and year (e.g., when they were born, when they started school, or when they went on vacation) and have them explore the maps. Conduct a class conversation about what students noticed and wondered about the maps. 
• As an extension, have students compare and contrast two of the same months over several years. What do they notice? What is or is not surprising? 
• Other related resources include this interactive map that shows forests and land use, this interactive map of wind energy infrastructure, and this article about the climate of New Jersey.