Warm Up: Tracking Climate Change
Provided by: LabXchange|Published on: September 6, 2026
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Worksheets
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: In Collaboration with NASA
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This short question set serves as a warm-up that probes what students already know about climate change and surfaces common misconceptions.
- The questions cover how scientists gather evidence, the natural greenhouse effect, which gases trap heat, and the cooling effect of some atmospheric pollution.
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Classroom Implementation:
- Use this to gauge what students already know before beginning a unit about climate change.
- Consider having students commit to an answer, then pair up to defend their reasoning before the correct responses are revealed.
Preparation:
- To save their progress and see their overall results, students will need to create an account. Students without an account can submit each question individually and record their results.
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LabXchange
Harvard University’s LabXchange is a free online platform for science education, created with support from the Amgen Foundation. It makes learning science online flexible and fun, with interactives, lab simulations, and more.
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