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International Perspectives to Climate Change 2 Lesson PlanInternational Perspectives to Climate Change 2 Lesson Plan
Publisher
Carnegie Mellon University
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8th - 12th
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Science
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Duration
1 hr
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2013
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International Perspectives to Climate Change 2

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A couple PowerPoint presentations are used to stimulate discussion about the perspectives of different countries on the issue of energy consumption. Afterward, they play a game in which each team is assigned a country, considers its economic growth model, and then compares it to the other countries. Consider also implementing the preceding lesson by the same publisher on this current topic.

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Concepts

energy consumption, energy, climate change, gross domestic product

Additional Tags

climate change, energy consumption, gross domestic product, energy intensity, science

Pros

  • Raises awareness of different countries' approach to energy consumption
  • Incorporates discussion and a collaborative activity
  • Meets Next Generation Science Standards HS-ESS3-2 and PS-HS3-2
  • Contains a well-designed PowerPoint complete with notes for leading the associated lecture

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