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- 6th - 12th
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Students read a New York Times article and investigate a variety of emissions that contribute to global warming. They participate in a mock international summit in which they present recommendations for reversing the global warming trend. Full Review »
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- 10th - 11th
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Students discuss climate change and its effects on the global environment. They compare benefits and disadvantages of international treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol. Full Review »
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- 7th - 8th
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Students discuss problems associated with a world climate change. They examine how animals would be affected if the world heated up. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students receive data about tree ring records, solar activity, and volcanic eruptions during the Little Ice Age (1350-1850). From this data, they draw conclusions about possible natural causes of climate change Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students study the trend for forest fires incidents as they increase in Canada. They examine how climate change is one of the causes in the increase and how the fires affect the social, economic, and environmental status in the country. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore how scientific knowledge changes in the context of abrupt climate change. They are introduced to some recent ideas abou abrupt climate change. This gives them a glimpse into how scientific theories are formed and refinded by new data. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students investigate the effects of global climate change on agriculture, forestry, and other ecosystems. They discover how scientists are doing to lessen the effects of climate change. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore climate change and the greenhouse effect. Using provided definitions, they assess local weather conditions and analyze long term climatic data for their areas. Once they explore the concept of and connection between extinction and environmental changes, students write in their journals what they think might be the consequences of global warming. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students investigate how natural hazards can present personal and societal challenges as well as the cost involved. They assess the risk analysis considerations with global warming and their impacts on an ecosystem. An estimate of the number of people who suffer consequences is also dealt with within this lesson. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the changes in climate in their local area during this integrated lesson. They record the oral history of climate change while interviewing an elderly person in their community. They compare this information to climate statistics and report it to a World Wildlife Fund website which is compiling the oral histories. Full Review »

