In this activity students graph and analyze data from marine sediment cores of the coast of Santa Barbara to predict what the global climate was during the past 160,000 years.
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climatology , Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Paleoclimate records, Global change modeling, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate Resource Type: Activities Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12) Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Atmospheric Science, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Climate Change, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science