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Virtual Courseware: Global Warming

http://sciencecourseware.com/eec/GlobalWarming/

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These materials illustrate the principles of global warming and climate change due to natural and human-caused factors. They include a set of activities on the Earth's energy budget and future climate change. The energy budget model uses Mono Lake, California as an example. The future climate change activity uses the Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data for six scenarios can be examined and comparisons can be observed by selecting a change or stabilization in emissions. The tools in the activity can generate data that examine predicted changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations, global and regional temperatures, sea level, and flooding. There are also tutorials on a variety of topics, such as Milankovitch Cycles, Earth's seasons, the Carbon cycle, and others. An assessment tool is included so that instructors can determine how well learning objectives are being met.

Intended for grade levels:

Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)
College (13-14)

Type of resource:

For the classroom:
- Computer activity
- Tutorial
Visual:
- Illustration - scientific
- Imagery - remotely sensed
- Map
- Photograph
- Visualization - scientific
Text:
- Ref. material

Subject:

Atmospheric science
Climatology
Environmental science

Technical requirements:

Java

Flash player

Cost / Copyright:

No cost

Copyright 2004 Virtual Courseware for Earth and Environmental Sciences.

DLESE Catalog ID: DLESE-000-000-008-422

Educational standards:

National Science Education Standards (NSES):
- 5-8:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Understanding about scientific inquiry
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Structure of the earth system
  - F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
    - Populations, resources, environments
- 9-12:
  - Unifying concepts and processes:
    - Evidence, models, and explanation
  - A - Science as inquiry:
    - Understandings about scientific inquiry
  - D - Earth and space science:
    - Origin and evolution of the earth system
  - F - Science in personal / social perspectives:
    - Environmental quality
    - Natural and human-induced hazards

Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:

Publisher: The Virtual Courseware Project
http://sciencecourseware.com/

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