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57 matchesClimate and Energy Topics
- Climate System 28 matches Includes natural processes within the climate system: orbital patterns, solar radiation, oceans, atmosphere, water cycle, the natural greenhouse effect, carbon cycle, regional climates and differences between climate and weather.
- Causes of Climate Change 21 matches Includes natural changes (cyclic variability, volcanic eruptions, solar output) and human-caused changes (due to GHG emissions and land use changes)
- Measuring and Modeling Climate 39 matches Instrumental measurements, proxy data, climate model projections
- Climate Impacts 18 matches Includes sea level rise; extreme weather; drought; changes to ecosystems, plants and animals; melting ice and permafrost; ocean wamring; impacts to water resources, agriculture, public health and national security
- Human Responses to Climate 4 matches Includes policy, mitigation, adaptation, risk management, personal responsibility
- Nature of Climate Science 6 matches Includes the process of science and common misconceptions about climate science
- Energy Use 1 match Sources of energy, usage trends, conservation, policy
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Climate Literacy Principles Show all Climate Literacy Principles
- 4 a Definition of climate and climatic regions 14 matches
- 4 b Climate is not the same thing as weather – defining difference 9 matches
- 4 c Climate change vs. climate variability and patterns 14 matches
- 4 d Changes in climate is normal but varies over times/ space 26 matches
- 4 e Global warming and especially arctic warming is recorded in natural geological and historic records 11 matches
- 4 f Evidence is that human impacts are playing an increasing role in climate change 4 matches
- 4 g Natural processes of CO2 removal from atmosphere is slow; Long residence time of some GHG 4 matches
Climate is variable
6 matches General/OtherEnergy Literacy Principles
- Energy is a physical quantity 3 matches Energy is a physical quantity that follows precise natural laws.
- Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow 8 matches Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow through the Earth system.
- Biological processes depend on energy flow 1 match Biological processes depend on energy flow through the Earth system.
- Human use of energy 1 match
- Energy affects quality of life 2 matches The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
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Getting to the Core of Climate Change
This is a lab about evidence for past climate change as captured in ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica. Students investigate climate changes going back thousands of years by graphing and ...
Ocean Impacts on an El Nino Event
This lesson explores El Nino by looking at sea surface temperature, sea surface height, and wind vectors in order to seek out any correlations there may be among these three variables, using the My ...
Dendrochronology - Trees: Recorders of Climate Change
In this activity, students are introduced to tree rings by examining a cross section of a tree, also known as a 'tree cookie.' They discover how tree age can be determined by studying the rings and ...
US Historical Climate: Excel Statistical
In this intermediate Excel activity, students import US Historical Climate Network mean temperature data into Excel from a station of their choice. They are then guided through the activity on how to ...
Exploring Regional Differences in Climate Change
This teaching activity addresses regional variability as predicted in climate change models for the next century. Using real climatological data from climate models, students will obtain annual ...
