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Climate Change and the Keeling Curve Lesson PlanClimate Change and the Keeling Curve Lesson Plan
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American Chemical Society
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9th - 12th
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Climate Change and the Keeling Curve

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Global warming has long been in the making. A thorough review of decades of research helps pupils discover the weather patterns of global warming. Learners then connect the weather changes to data in the Keeling Curve that reveals trends in carbon dioxide level changes in the atmosphere.

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Concepts

the greenhouse effect, global warming, fossil fuels

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science

Instructional Ideas

  • Have pupils create a timeline of the events in their reading
  • Create a presentation using images and text from the provided resources

Classroom Considerations

  • Knowledge of photosynthesis and radioactive decay is helpful

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  • Includes answer keys for all handouts

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