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- 9th - 10th
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Students investigate the natural processes and human activities which cause climate change. They conduct Internet research and identify some of the human activities that contribute to the Greenhouse Effect. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students focus on the production of maple syrup in Northern New England as they study the effects of climate change. They investigate other environmental factors on the forests of Northern New England. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students study cross sections of trees or tree "cookies" to discover how the rings on tree sections give clues to the climate during the time the ring was produced. They study simulated cross sections of trees to determine the climate changes du 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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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the greenhouse effect and examine the potential effects of climate change in the Arctic. They construct a mini-greenhouse and test its effect on temperature, analyze historical climate statistics, and conduct an experiment about the insulating properties of sea ice. Full Review »
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- 4th - 9th
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Students participate in a demonstration in which they role-play polar bears and habitat components to demonstrate the impacts of climate change on the Arctic Ocean ecosystem. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss potential consequences of climate change and the need to investigate climate change. They identify current issues related to global climate change. Students discuss how scientific knowledge of global climate has evolved and continues to evolve, as new evidence becomes known. 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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- 8th - 12th
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Students work in small groups reseaching the impact of climate change on a particular country, and predict future impacts for this country. They simulate an international summit on climate change. Students understand the impact of the western world's GHG emissions on developing nations and the importance of being a global citizen. 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 »
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