https://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/campusbased/examples/greenhouseinv.html
Suzanne Savanick, Macalester College
This is a long-term project (12 to 14 weeks).
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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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Technical Details
Teaching Tips
- Requires a lot of instructor input and organization.
- Schools should look to see if this has to be done at their campus, according to the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment.
About the Content
- Rigorous data-collection project for students.
- Connects individual campus energy use to the larger issue of greenhouse gases.
- Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.
About the Pedagogy
- A truly investigative activity.
- Excellent rubrics to assess student work are supplied.
- Between the detailed calculator worksheets, website, and the SERC activity page, there are lots of materials for instructors to use.
- This resource engages students in using scientific data.
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Technical Details/Ease of Use
- Very little scaffolding for students and almost no background materials for instructors for calculator.
- Download Campus Carbon Calculator beforehand-requires personal information.
- Would be nice to have more than one tool for doing the calculations, however this tool is updated and presumably will continue to be updated.