https://www.explainingclimatechange.ca/lesson1/lesson1.html
Kings Centre for Visualization in Science
Activity takes about 1-2 class periods or can be done as a homework assignment.
Learn more about Teaching Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness»Grade Level
Online Readiness
Topics
Climate Literacy
This Activity builds on the following concepts of Climate Literacy.
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Energy Literacy
This Activity builds on the following concepts of Energy Literacy.
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Teaching Tips
- Some students may have difficulty understanding the interactive applets without educator support.
- Educator may want to make sure students know how to convert temperatures from Celsius to Fahrenheit (if necessary), because all temperatures in the lesson are in Celsius.
About the Science
- Website and lessons were developed by a collaboration of international chemistry and educational organizations under the UN International Year of Chemistry resolution 2011.
- This lesson sets the groundwork for remaining lessons.
- Comments from expert scientist: The atmosphere animation is great and interactive. Text is generally written in a clear, concise fashion. The historical temperature map animation is great, although the text can be hard to read. Additional graphics would be useful in the earlier "Key Ideas". Plain text becomes bland and ineffective quickly.
About the Pedagogy
- Lesson includes key ideas, applets, keyword definitions hot-linked in the text, and an end-of-lesson quiz, which provides good questions that require critical thinking.
- Lesson provides enough scientific information to explain weather and climate phenomena.
- Lesson doesn't include a teacher's guide or answer keys.