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Climate and Energy Topics
- Climate System 53 matches Includes natural processes within the climate system: orbital patterns, solar radiation, oceans, atmosphere, water cycle, the natural greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, regional climates and differences between climate and weather.
- Causes of Climate Change 18 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 36 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Climate Impacts 19 matches Includes sea level rise; extreme weather; drought; changes to ecosystems, plants and animals; melting ice and permafrost; ocean wamring; impacts to water resources, agriculture, public health and national security
- Human Responses to Climate 4 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Nature of Climate Science 10 matches Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
- Energy Use 3 matches Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
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College Lower (13-14)
67 matchesClimate Literacy Principles Show all Climate Literacy Principles
- 2 a World's climate definition 5 matches
- 2 b Ocean as climate control, oceanic conveyor belt; abrupt changes in thermohaline circulation 9 matches
- 2 c Greenhouse effect 12 matches
- 2 d Biogeochemical cycles of greenhouse gases / Carbon cycle 22 matches
- 2 e Role of aerosols in climate system 6 matches
- 2 f Equilibrium and feedback loops in climate system 14 matches
Climate is complex
18 matches General/OtherEnergy Literacy Principles
- Energy is a physical quantity 3 matches Energy is a physical quantity that follows precise natural laws.
- Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow 21 matches Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
- Biological processes depend on energy flow 1 match Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
- Various sources of energy are used to power human activities 6 matches
- Human use of energy 5 matches
- Energy affects quality of life 10 matches The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
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What is the fate of CO2 produced by fossil fuel combustion?
Students consider why the observed atmospheric CO2 increase rate is only ~60% of the CO2 loading rate due to fossil fuel combustion. They develop a box-model to simulate the atmospheric CO2 increase ...
Envisioning Climate Change Using a Global Climate Model
This long classroom activity introduces students to a climate modeling software. Students visualize how temperature and snow coverage might change over the next 100 years. They run a 'climate ...
Detecting El Nino in Sea Surface Temperature Data
This multi-part activity introduces users to normal seasonal sea surface temperature (SST) variation as well as extreme variation, as in the case of El Nino and La Nina events, in the equatorial ...
Understanding the Carbon Cycle: A Jigsaw Approach
This is a jigsaw activity in which students are assigned to research one step out of five in the geochemical process stages of the organic carbon cycle. Students then teach their step in cross-step ...
Sea Ice Extension for the Earth as a System Learning Activity
The purpose of this activity is to identify global patterns and connections in environmental data contained in the GLOBE Earth Systems Poster, to connect observations made within the Earth Systems ...
Gulf Stream Heat Budget and Europe's Mild Climate: A Problem-based Learning Activity
In this role-playing activity, learners are presented with a scenario in which they will determine whether the Gulf Stream is responsible for keeping Europe warm. They must also address the potential ...
