Scott Anderson (he/him) is 2nd career teacher with 12 years of industry experience as an engineer and 19 years of STEM teaching in Wisconsin. His winding path into education has given him a unique perspective on teaching, he sees his classroom like a workplace and students like project managers. Scott's Green Team actively engages in green projects like hallway delamping and solar array installations (https://sites.google.com/ecsdnet.org/evansville-green-team). He believes that the best way to combat climate change is through actions. When not in the classroom Scott enjoys spending time with family, working on his flower gardens, running and playing sports.
Students work individually or in groups to calculate statistical values of global temperatures over time and use their calculations to make predictions. Options include analyzing climate data from multiple regions, calculating the 50-year mean and standard deviation using Google Sheets or Excel, and presenting their findings.
Inquire: Students discuss their experiences with the outdoors, and how those experiences have changed over time.
Investigate: Students use table data to calculate the mean, median, and mode of world temperatures over time.
Inspire: Students learn about strategies to combat climate anxiety, and make a poster of their findings to share.
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