Global Temperatures
https://serc.carleton.edu/quantskills/teaching_methods/teachingwdata/examples/GlbTmps.html

Robert MacKay, SERC Starting Point and Columbia University Earth and Environmental Science Faculty

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In this activity, students create graphs of real temperature data to investigate climate trends by analyzing the global temperature record from 1867 to the present. Long-term trends and shorter-term fluctuations are both evaluated. The data is examined for evidence of the impact of natural and anthropogenic climate forcing mechanisms on the global surface temperature variability. Students are prompted to determine the difficulties scientists face in using this data to make climate predictions.

Subject: Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate
Resource Type: Activities
Grade Level: College Upper (15-16), College Lower (13-14)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:NGSS, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change