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- 6th - 12th
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Students gather information about global warming and climate changes in preparation for future lessons on the Greenhouse Effect. Full Review »
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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate the evidence and consequences of global warming. They read and discuss an article, conduct a debate, evaluate their community's climate statistics, log their gas consumption for a week, and develop a panel discussion on fossil fuels. Full Review »
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- 8th - Higher Ed
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Students conduct lab activites, computer visualizations, and other various forms of research in preparation for a role-play activity in which they assume the identities of advisors to various heads of state on the subject of global warming. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the concepts of global warming and climate change as they relate to the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They examine the changes in glacial ice in relation to global warming. They decide how human activities, especially the use of cars, contribute to global warming. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine how human produced emissions of carbon dioxide contribute to global warming. Using the internet, they research the future effects of global warming on the Earth. In groups, they discover ways to reduce daily energy usage in their community and calculate the reduction in carbon emissions. They develop and execute an energy reduction campaign. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the probability of global warming and the effects of global warming on the environment. They conduct Internet research and collect data, transfer the data onto an Excel spreadsheet, and create a presentation that illustrates the temperature data and a written summary of their research information. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students discuss the concept of global warming and view a multimedia clip on the global warming phenomenon. They statistically analyze mean temperature data and compare a given set of data. Data on atmospheric CO2 is done then they answer a series of questions about CO2 levels. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students describe what global warming is, what causes global warming and the impact to our world. They study the threat of global warming and its relationship to the use of fossil fuels. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students are members of the North Carolina Environmental Management Commission. They make recommendations to the "governor" and a panel of his advisors regarding the greenhouse effect and global warming. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students describe what global warming is. They give examples of the effects of global warming. Students list examples of what they can do to help slow down the global warming process. They write a brief statement describing eyerything that they can recall about global warming. Full Review »