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Graphing the Rise in Earth's Carbon Dioxide

Provided by: NASA |Published on: October 10, 2023
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Synopsis

  • This lesson plan prompts students to graph the increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations throughout their lifetime.
  • There is an example of this exercise presented in a video in which a fictional NASA scientist's lifetime milestones are discussed and the atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements are displayed on a graph for each milestone.
  • Students also practice math skills as they calculate the percent increase in carbon dioxide concentrations between different points on their graph.
  • The lesson plan includes background information on atmospheric carbon dioxide, discussion questions, ideas for activity extensions, and links to additional resources on the topic.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Mathematics
Authors: NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Region: Global
Languages: English

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