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Ready for Drought?
Game Overview.pdf
1_Instructions and Checklist.pdf
2_Script and Instructions.pdf
3_Resource cards.zip
4_Sectors.pdf
5_Sector Descriptions.pdf
6_Communities.pdf
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10_Role Descriptions.pdf
11_Community Descriptions.pdf
12_Missouri River Basin info.pptx
13_Drought.pptx
14_Score Board.pptx
"Water" you Thinking About Drought
1_Drought Game Rules_Editable.docx
1_Drought Game Rules.pdf
2_Drought Game Definitions_Editable.docx
2_Drought Game Definitions.pdf
3_Game Board_Paper 8.5x11.pdf
3_Game Board_Paper 36x18.pdf
4_Game Pieces_Editable.pptx
4_Game Pieces_Paper 8.5x11.pdf
4_Game Pieces_Paper 17x11.pdf
5_Money_Paper 8.5x11.pdf
5_Money_Paper 17x11.pdf