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Provided by: ClimateScience |Published on: April 27, 2021

Lesson Plans Grades 9-12

Synopsis

This interactive course on the causes of climate change features sections on the greenhouse effect, greenhouse gases, emissions by source, emissions by end use, and emissions by country.
This course contains text, interactive questions, infographics, data charts, links to references, and an interactive quiz.

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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences

Authors: ClimateScience

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This course is a great introduction to climate change and provides a detailed look at greenhouse gas emissions by source, activity, and country.
Students earn a certificate if they complete the course.

Additional Prerequisites

This course is part of a series of climate change courses from ClimateScience.
Students will need a computer and Internet connection to use the interactive features and watch the videos.
The graph of Emissions by Sector groups many categories into "energy". For a more descriptive chart of sources that includes transportation, you can use this resource on emissions by sector.
Here is a Table of Solutions that will reduce greenhouse gases the most.
Teachers and students will need to enroll and create a free account to use the course and save their progress.

Differentiation

Advanced students can spend time reading and exploring the links to scientific papers and reports.
Students can proceed through this course at their own pace.
Cross-curricular connections could be made with social studies, geography, and civics classes when discussing the current and predicted effects of climate change on human communities.
Other resources related to this topic include this interactive resource on Kaya identity, this resource on per capita carbon dioxide emissions, and this video on the cost of carbon.

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