Environmental Sciences – Climate Change Education Across the Curricula, Across the Globe

Video/Microlecture: Culture, Heritage and Climate Change

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon October 3, 2021October 5, 2021in Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Social Sciences

A panel discussion organised by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council on the impact of climate change on the built environment. The lecture consists of a panel discussion that focuses on the links between climate change, preservation and future sustainability of historical buildings and modern infrastructure. The lecture also discusses how rise in temperatures, increased weather events, pollution, and frequent catastrophes can impact historical and contemporary infrastructure. The panel discusses two major themes:

What is the impact of climate change on our existing heritage and what can we do to preserve it?
What is the role of cultural heritage in preserving or delaying the impact of climate change?

Through these themes, the lecture discusses the importance of finding a solution to climate change issues to ensure continued preservation of cultural heritage, history and society.

Students will learn about the impact of climate change and global warming on the historic and modern built environment. Through examples such as termites destroying monumental buildings and homes, they will also learn about the various ways in which climate change directly impacts the natural environment and has indirect consequences on the built environment. Students will further learn the need for development to include sustainability and reuse of materials to preserve existing and future infrastructure.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

How does climate change impact heritage structures?
How does cultural heritage help preserve or slow the impact of climate change?

About the tool

Tool Name	Climate Change & Preserving Cultural Heritage in the 21st Century
Discipline	Social Sciences, Humanities, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Cultural Studies, History, Heritage, Architecture, Built Environment, Urban Environment, Culture,, Sustainability
Climate Topic	Climate and Society
Type of tool	Video/Lecture (1 hr 36 mins)
Grade Level	Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Getty Conservation Institute and the Natural Resources Defense Council
Hosted at	YouTube
Link	Link
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: Quiz on Carbon Cycle

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon October 3, 2021October 5, 2021in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

An interactive online quiz to test student’s understanding of the carbon cycle. This quiz by NASA can help students understand the various components of the carbon cycle and their influence on Earth’s climate.

Students will learn about the processes involved in regulating carbon and the role of atmospheric carbon in the carbon cycle. They will further understand how changes in these components can contribute to climate change.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What are the various components of the Carbon Cycle?
Discuss how the cycling of carbon through the atmosphere is affected by anthropogenic activities.
Discuss the difference between carbon sinks and carbon sources using examples.

About the tool

Tool Name	Carbon and the climate
Discipline	Environmental Sciences: Chemistry
Topic(s) in Discipline	Carbon Cycle, Biogeochemical Cycles
Climate Topic	Long-term Cycles and Feedback Mechanisms
Type of tool	Classroom/Laboratory Activity
Grade Level	Middle School, High School
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	NASA
Hosted at	https://climate.nasa.gov/
Link	https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/96/quiz-carbon-and-the-climate/
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Introduction to the Carbon Cycle

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon October 3, 2021October 5, 2021in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

An infographic that describes the Carbon Cycle and how anthropogenic activities affect the Carbon Cycle. This infographic by NASA explains how higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere due to anthropogenic activities are affecting the natural carbon cycle.

Students will learn about the carbon cycle and the absorption of carbon dioxide by the land and oceans. They will further be introduced to facts and figures regarding the increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

Discuss the ‘Carbon Cycle’ in the classroom.
How do anthropogenic activities affect carbon dioxide concentrations?

About the tool

Tool Name	Earth’s carbon cycle is off balance
Discipline	Environmental Sciences; Chemistry
Topic(s) in Discipline	Carbon Cycle, Biogeochemical Cycles
Climate Topic	Long-term Cycles and Feedback Mechanisms
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	Middle School
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	NASA
Hosted at	Climate NASA Website
Link	https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/136/infographic-earths-carbon-cycle-is-off-balance/
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Carbon Sequestration in Soil

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon October 3, 2021October 5, 2021in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

A reading by Judith D. Schwatz for YaleE360, published at the Yale School of the Environment, that describes how carbon is stored in soil. It discusses carbon sequestration, carbon capture and storage and carbon sources and sinks. It further highlights how the release of carbon from the soil due to anthropogenic activities can cause global warming.

Students will learn about ‘soil carbon’ and its role in sequestering carbon dioxide. They will understand the importance of land restoration and some of the techniques and methods utilised to improve soil quality.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What is ‘carbon sequestration’?
Discuss the role of soil in the carbon cycle?
Describe some of the methods used to restore land.

About the tool

Tool Name	Soil as Carbon Storehouse: New Weapon in Climate Fight?
Discipline	Chemistry, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Carbon Cycle, Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Sources and Sinks
Climate Topic	Climate Mitigation and Adaptation; Climate and the Lithosphere; Climate and the Atmosphere; Climate and the Biosphere
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	High School
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Judith D. Schwatz
Hosted at	YaleE360, published at the Yale School of the Environment
Link	https://e360.yale.edu/features/soil_as_carbon_storehouse_new_weapon_in_climate_fight
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon October 3, 2021October 5, 2021in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

A reading that describes natural carbon sources and sinks. This reading by Noelle Eckley Selin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, describes how anthropogenic activities alter the concentration of carbon in various sources and sinks, thus, contributing to global warming.

Students will learn about the various types of carbon sinks and sources. They will further understand the importance of the removal of this excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere using technologies for carbon capture and storage, and carbon sequestration.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What are the natural sources and sinks of carbon on Earth?
Discuss the importance of carbon sequestration for climate mitigation.
Discuss carbon sequestration through carbon capture and storage technologies.

About the tool

Tool Name	Carbon Sequestration
Discipline	Chemistry, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Carbon Sequestration, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Sources and Sinks
Climate Topic	Climate and the Atmosphere; Climate Mitigation and Adaptation; Climate and the Biosphere; Climate and the Lithosphere
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	Middle School, High School
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Noelle Eckley Selin
Hosted at	Britannica
Link	https://www.britannica.com/technology/carbon-sequestration
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Video: COVID-19 and CO2 emissions

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon October 3, 2021October 5, 2021in Economics, Environmental Sciences

A webinar by Carbon Brief on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The webinar includes discussions by the following climate scientist and analysts:

Corinne Le Quéré, University of East Anglia, presented that CO2 released due to human activities fell by seventeen percent by April, 2020. This temporarily brought down the emissions to the levels observed in the year 2006.
Richard Betts, University of Exeter, said that while the CO2 concentrations were only eleven percent of the expected emissions for 2020, they have continued to rise and accumulate in the atmosphere.
Lauri Myllyvirta, Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), discussed his research related to emissions in China and India during the pandemic.
Zeke Hausfather, director of Breakthrough Institute, discusses how 2019 might be the peak year for CO2 emissions.

Students will learn about the perspectives of various researchers and their interpretation of the CO2 concentrations recorded during the pandemic. They will also be introduced to various future predictions of emissions in different sectors, countries and under different policies.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What is the overall global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the CO2 concentrations?
How does the change in CO2 concentrations impact climate change?

About the Tool

Tool Name	Webinar: What impact is Covid-19 having on global CO2 emissions?
Discipline	Environmental Science; Economics
Topic(s) in Discipline	Greenhouse Gas Emissions, CO2 emissions, COVID-19, Environmental Economics, Atmospheric CO2, Economic Policies
Climate Topic	Greenhouse Effect; Energy, Economics and Climate Change
Type of tool	Video (66 mins)
Grade Level	Highschool, Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Carbon Brief
Hosted at	Carbon Brief Website
Link	https://www.carbonbrief.org/webinar-what-impact-is-covid-19-having-on-global-co2-emissions?utm_source=Web&utm_medium=contentbox&utm_campaign=Covid-box
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: The Concrete Problem

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon September 13, 2021September 23, 2021in Chemistry, Environmental Sciences

A reading that describes how the cement industry contributes to global warming. This reading by Carbon Brief discusses the production of traditional cement and how this contributes to 8% of carbon dioxide emissions globally. It further highlights the projected increase in demand for concrete, particularly in developing countries, and how this could potentially raise emissions further.

Students will learn about global large-scale cement production and the resulting carbon emissions. They will also learn about alternate and ‘novel’ methods of production that are being researched and the complexities of switching to these modes of production. They will further understand the practical, political and economic complexities with respect to cutting emissions as per global standards.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What is cement and how is it produced?
List some of the reasons ‘emissions per tonne of output’ has reduced in cement production? In contrast, why are sector emissions still on the rise?
Discuss the current ‘roadmap’ of cement production with respect to the 2C scenario.

About the tool

Tool Name	‘Q&A: Why cement emissions matter for climate change’
Discipline	Chemistry, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Environmental Chemistry, Cement, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Pollution
Climate Topic	Climate and the Atmosphere; Climate and the Anthroposphere
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	High School, Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Jocelyn Timperley, Carbon Brief
Hosted at	Carbon Brief Website
Link	https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-why-cement-emissions-matter-for-climate-change
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Climate Change and Crop Pollination

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon September 13, 2021September 23, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

A report that describes the effect of climate change on animal pollinators and crop pollination. This report from 2011 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) details the different climate variables, such as temperature, precipitation and extreme climate events that affect crop pollination. It further highlights the potential economic implications of climate change on crop pollination and, thereby, on global food security.

Students will understand the effects of climate change on pollinators, and the temperature sensitivity of crop pollinators and entomophilous crops. They will further learn about how climate change has affected quality and quantity of nectar and pollen, phenological events, pollinator behavior, visitation rates, and distribution.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What are the impacts of climate change on insect pollination?
Discuss the importance of insect pollination for global food security.

About the tool

Tool Name	Potential Effects of Climate Change on Crop Pollination
Discipline	Biological Sciences; Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Pollination, Fertilization, Insect Pollination, Pollinators, Plant-Pollinator Systems, Adaptations, Nectar Guides, Types of Pollinators
Climate Topic	Climate and the Biosphere
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Hosted at	Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Website
Link	http://www.fao.org/3/i2242e/i2242e.pdf
Access	Online/Offline
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: The Locust Plague of East Africa

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences

An article titled ‘A plague of locusts has descended on East Africa. Climate change may be to blame’ by Madeleine Stone in the National Geographic that discusses the relationship between the 2019-20 desert locust swarms in East Africa and climate change. The article focuses on how rising sea surface temperatures, storms and cyclones, changing ocean circulation patterns caused by human activity may have triggered this trans-oceanic disaster and destruction of food supply.

Students will learn about how climate change triggered the mass migration of the desert locusts over East Africa. They will also learn about the unseasonal cyclones and storms that led to unusual locust breeding that resulted in the widespread destruction of crops and disrupted the food chain in East Africa.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What are desert locusts?
Is climate change responsible for the current locust outbreak in East Africa? Discuss.
How is the locust plague causing food insecurity in some countries?

About the tool:

Tool Name	A plague of locusts has descended on East Africa. Climate change may be to blame
Discipline	Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Locust Plague, Desert Locust, Food Security, Species Migration, Agriculture
Climate Topic	Climate Change and Food Security; Climate and Agriculture
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	High School, Undergraduate
Location	Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Madeleine Stone
Hosted at	National Geographic
Link	Link
Access	Online/Offline
Computer Skills	Basic

Video/ Microlectures: Droughts, Deforestation, Religion, and War

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences

A video titled ‘Dry Season’ from the Showtime series ‘Years of Living Dangerously’ – a documentary television series on global warming and impacts on the state, society and natural resources. This video includes segments on droughts in the Southwest United States (reported by Don Cheadle), religion and climate change (reported by Katharine Hayhoe), deforestation in Indonesia (reported by Harrison Ford), and how drought may have contributed to the civil war in Syria (reported by Thomas Friedman of the New York Times).

Students will learn about the impacts of global warming in different parts of the world. They will also learn about how climate change could have been a contributing factor in conflict and wars. Students will further learn of the impacts of rising temperatures, increased carbon emissions and destruction of the environment on the security of a region.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

Discuss how climate change could have potentially contributed to

Droughts in the USA
The Syrian Civil war
Can religion play a significant role in climate mitigation? Discuss in the classroom.

About the tool:

Tool Name	Years of Living Dangerously
Discipline	Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Droughts, Deforestation, Conflict, War, Religion, Geopolitics, Human Migration
Climate Topic	Climate and Society, Policies, Politics, and Environmental Governance, Disasters and Hazards
Type of tool	Video/ Microlecture (59 min)
Grade Level	High School, Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Episode ‘Dry Season’ from the Showtime series ‘Years of Living Dangerously by The YEARS Project
Hosted at	YouTube
Link	Link
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Video/Microlecture: Evolutionary Adaptation in Response to Climate Change

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

A video microlecture that briefly describes evolutionary adaptations in animals due to climate change. This video by educator, Erin Eastwood, for TED-Ed introduces the topic of evolutionary adaptation and how animals are forced to evolve to changed environments caused by climate change.

Students will learn how climate change has led to ecosystem disruptions and changes in the environment of many animal species. They will also be introduced to the difference between evolutionary adaptation and phenotypic plasticity and will understand the importance of heritable traits to the survival of a species.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What is evolutionary adaptation? Give suitable examples.
How is adaptation different from phenotypic plasticity, in response to environmental change?

About the tool

Tool Name	Can wildlife adapt to climate change? – Erin Eastwood
Discipline	Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Evolution, Adaptation, Evolutionary Adaptations, Natural Selection, Phenotypic Plasticity, Phenotypic Variations, Genetic Variations, Morphological Traits
Climate Topic	Climate and the Biosphere
Type of tool	Video/Micro lecture (5 mins)
Grade Level	High School
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Erin Eastwood for TED-Ed
Hosted at	YouTube, Ted-Ed
Link	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCKRjP_DMII
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Climate Change and the Syrian Civil War

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences

A reading titled ‘Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought’ by Kelley et al (2015), in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that discusses how climate change could have caused the 2007-2010 drought that may have led to the civil war in Syria. This article from 2015 first drew linkages between climate change, the drought, mass migration, political instability, and civil war in Syria. In this article, the authors separate the natural variability of Syrian climate from anthropogenically induced climate change and conclude that the warming and drying weather trend was caused due to human influence.

Students will understand how climate change can alter the weather of a region and can cause droughts. Using the example of the 2007-10 drought in Syria, students will learn how global warming can affect food security and even lead to mass human migration. Students will further learn how poor governance, state fragility, unsustainable environmental policies coupled with global warming impacts can lead to the collapse of the state, poverty, and war.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

Discuss how climate change could have led to the 2007-2010 drought in Syria
Discuss the linkages between climate change, the drought, mass migration, political instability, and civil war in Syria.

About the tool:

Tool Name	Climate change in the Fertile Crescent and implications of the recent Syrian drought
Discipline	Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Drought, Peace and Conflict Studies, Security, Human Migration, War, Civil War, Syria
Climate Topic	Climate and Society, Policies, Politics, and Environmental Governance, Disasters and Hazards
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Colin P. Kelly Shahrzad Mohtadi, Mark A. Cane, Richard Seager, Yochanan Kushnir
Hosted at	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
Link	Link
Access	Online/Offline
Computer Skills	Basic

Video/Microlecture: Global Warming and Sleep Deprivation

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

A video microlecture that discusses the potential impact of global warming on human health and sleep cycles. This video by Ryan Cross, hosted on the website of the journal Science, describes the effects of warmer temperatures on sleep quality in individuals in the United States.

Students will learn how sleep is negatively affected by higher nighttime temperatures that lead to adverse impacts on human health. They will further learn how certain vulnerable groups such as the elderly and those from lower socio-economic backgrounds tend to be more severely affected.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

How does climate change induced warming impact sleep cycles?
Discuss some negative impacts on individual health due to sleep deprivation.

About the tool

Tool Name	Scientists warn of sleepless nights in a warming world
Discipline	Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Human Health, Sleep, Sleep Cycles, Sleep Deprivation
Climate Topic	Climate and Health
Type of tool	Video (3 mins)
Grade Level	High School
Location	Global, USA
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Ryan Cross
Hosted at	Science
Link	Link
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Bhutan

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

A reading that discusses ecosystems, biomes, food chains, and food webs and how the balance of an ecosystem can be disrupted by climate change induced insect outbreak. This reading by Dr. Kaka Tshering and Chimi Tshering, Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER), Bhutan; and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria discusses how global warming can potentially impact ecosystems in the forests of Bhutan. It further describes strategies to predict climate change induced bark beetle outbreaks in the forest ecosystems of Bhutan using GIS, Climate, and Phenology data.

Students will learn about the life cycle of the bark beetle and how bark beetle outbreaks tend to occur due to increased temperatures. They will further understand the factors responsible for the susceptibility of forest ecosystems to bark beetle outbreaks in Bhutan and how climate and phenology data can be used to mitigate the effects.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

How does climate change induced warming affect bark beetle outbreaks?
Discuss how frequent bark beetle outbreaks have made forest ecosystems of Bhutan unstable.
Discuss how the use of GIS, phenology, and climate data helped to preempt bark beetle outbreaks and protect the susceptible forest ecosystems of Bhutan.

About the tool

Tool Name	Predicting Bark Beetle Outbreaks using GIS, Climate and Phenology Data
Discipline	Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Ecosystems, Food webs, Bark Beetle, Phenology, Forest Ecosystem
Climate Topic	Climate and the Biosphere
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	Undergraduate
Location	Bhutan
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Kaka Tshering and Chimi Tshering
Hosted at	Ugyen Wangchuck Institute for Conservation and Environmental Research (UWICER), Bhutan; and University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria
Link	http://www.uwice.gov.bt/admin_uwice/publications/publication_files/Reports/2018/Predicting%20Bark%20Beetle%20Outbreaks%20using%20GIS,%20Climate%20and%20Phenology%20Data_UWICER%20Technical%20Note%202018.pdf
Access	Online/Offline
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: ‘Move, Adapt or Die’

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

A reading that discusses different aspects of evolutionary adaptations to climate change in animals. This reading by Renee Cho, Earth Institute, Columbia University, uses various examples to showcase how animals adapt to climate change and how a warming climate forces animals to ‘move, adapt or die’.

Students will learn about some of the morphological, biological, and physiological adaptations that occur in response to climate change. They will further be introduced to the concept of epigenetics, its role in phenotypic plasticity and how this differs from environmental adaptation.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What is evolutionary adaptation? How does it differ from phenotypic plasticity? Give an example.
How is climate change influencing evolutionary adaptations in living organisms?
What is epigenetics? Discuss its role in phenotypic plasticity?
Discuss why it is important to maintain large species populations and biodiversity in the context of adaptations.

About the tool

Tool Name	What Helps Animals Adapt (or Not) to Climate Change?
Discipline	Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Evolution, Evolutionary Adaptations, Natural SelectionPhenotypic Variations, Genetic Variations Gene Frequency, Phenotypic Plasticity Morphological or Physiological Traits, Epigenetic Factors
Climate Topic	Climate and the Biosphere
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	High School, Undergraduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Renee Cho
Hosted at	Earth Institute, Columbia University
Link	Link
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Video Micro-lecture: Climate Change and Human Evolution

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 16, 2021August 16, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences

A video lecture by Raghu Murtugudde, University of Maryland, on the impacts of climate change on human evolution and early civilizations. This video lecture is part 1 of a 3-part lecture series titled ‘Climate Change on Historic Timescales’ of a MOOC. This MOOC is titled ‘Climate Change’ and has been developed by the National Resource Centre on Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India.

Students will learn how climate change possibly impacted speciation, bipedalism, evolution of brain size, cultural evolution and the appearance and disappearance of certain ancient civilizations. They will also learn about the impact of various glacial and interglacial periods, East-African aridification, and changes in sea surface temperature and rainfall on human evolution and history during the Pleistocene.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

How has climate change potentially impacted our evolution from apes to Homo sapiens?
Explain the relationship between plate tectonics, El Nino patterns and human evolution.
Discuss examples of species extinction by early human in Africa and Australia.

About the Tool

Tool Name	W04 C03 P05 L01 Climate Change on Historical Timescales Lecture 01
Discipline	Biological Sciences, Earth Sciences, Environmental Studies, Social Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Human Evolution, Anthropology, Human History, Early Civilizations, Bipedalism, East-African Aridification
Climate Topic	Climate and the Anthroposphere, Climate and Biosphere, Climate Variability Record
Type of tool	Video (42 mins)
Grade Level	Undergraduate, Graduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	National Resource Centre (NRC) on Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, India
Hosted at	IISER Pune Channel on YouTube
Link	Link
Access	Online
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Climate Change and Locust Swarms

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon August 12, 2021August 16, 2021in Environmental Sciences

An article titled ‘Q&A: Are the 2019-20 locust swarms linked to climate change?’ by Daisy Dunne in Carbon Brief that discusses the potential link between climate change and the locust outbreak in East Africa and surrounding regions. The article discusses how climate change has influenced heavy rains, unusual storm activity and a change in the ‘Indian Ocean Dipole’ from East Africa, the Middle East, parts of Asia to Western Australia. The article further tracks the beginning and spread of the outbreak causing mass crop failure.

Students will learn about how climate change potentially led to the mass breeding and outbreak of desert locusts in East Africa and surrounding regions. They will also learn about how changing weather patterns, rising sea temperatures and altered oceanic currents can provide breeding grounds for desert locusts. Students will further learn about what makes desert locusts resilient, allowing them to migrate and cause mass crop failure in many countries.

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

What countries were affected by the locust plague of 2019-20?
What weather conditions are favourable for locust breeding?
Is climate change responsible for the current locust outbreak? Discuss.
How is the locust plague causing food insecurity in some countries?

About the tool:

Tool Name	Q&A: Are the 2019-20 locust swarms linked to climate change?
Discipline	Environmental Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Locust Plague, Desert Locust, Food Security, Species Migration, Agriculture
Climate Topic	Climate Change and Food Security; Climate and Agriculture
Type of tool	Reading
Grade Level	High School, Undergraduate
Location	Africa, East Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia, Yemen, India, Pakistan
Language	English
Translation
Developed by	Daisy Dunne
Hosted at	Carbon Brief
Link	Link
Access	Online/Offline
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Species extinction due to climate change

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon July 21, 2021July 21, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

How does climate change affect genders differently?
Give a few reasons why climate change policies should use a gender-sensitive approach
What are the priorities for gender-sensitive climate policies at urban levels?

About the Tool

Tool Name	Gender and Urban Climate Policy: Gender-Sensitive Policies Make a Difference
Discipline	Humanities, Social Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Gender, Gender and Climate Change, Gender Inequality, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Climate Change Policy, Climate Vulnerability
Climate Topic	Climate and Society, Policies, Politics, and Environmental Governance
Type of Tool	Reading
Grade Level	Undergraduate, Graduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation	–
Developed by	Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Hosted at	Giz, UN Habitat, Gender CC
Link	Reading Link
Access	Online, Offline
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: Mammalian Extinction due to Human-Induced Climate Change

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon July 21, 2021July 21, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

How does climate change affect genders differently?
Give a few reasons why climate change policies should use a gender-sensitive approach
What are the priorities for gender-sensitive climate policies at urban levels?

About the Tool

Tool Name	Gender and Urban Climate Policy: Gender-Sensitive Policies Make a Difference
Discipline	Humanities, Social Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Gender, Gender and Climate Change, Gender Inequality, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Climate Change Policy, Climate Vulnerability
Climate Topic	Climate and Society, Policies, Politics, and Environmental Governance
Type of Tool	Reading
Grade Level	Undergraduate, Graduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation	–
Developed by	Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Hosted at	Giz, UN Habitat, Gender CC
Link	Reading Link
Access	Online, Offline
Computer Skills	Basic

Reading: IUCN Fact Sheet of Species Extinction due to Climate Change (Bramble Cay Melomys)

Posted by TROP ICSU: Climate Change Education across the Curriculaon July 21, 2021July 21, 2021in Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences

Use this tool to help your students find answers to:

How does climate change affect genders differently?
Give a few reasons why climate change policies should use a gender-sensitive approach
What are the priorities for gender-sensitive climate policies at urban levels?

About the Tool

Tool Name	Gender and Urban Climate Policy: Gender-Sensitive Policies Make a Difference
Discipline	Humanities, Social Sciences
Topic(s) in Discipline	Gender, Gender and Climate Change, Gender Inequality, Urban Planning, Public Policy, Climate Change Policy, Climate Vulnerability
Climate Topic	Climate and Society, Policies, Politics, and Environmental Governance
Type of Tool	Reading
Grade Level	Undergraduate, Graduate
Location	Global
Language	English
Translation	–
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Category: Environmental Sciences

Classroom/Laboratory Activity: Quiz on Carbon Cycle

Reading: Introduction to the Carbon Cycle

Reading: Carbon Sequestration in Soil

Reading: Carbon Sequestration and Climate Change

Video: COVID-19 and CO2 emissions

Reading: The Concrete Problem

Reading: Climate Change and Crop Pollination

Video/Microlecture: Evolutionary Adaptation in Response to Climate Change

Video/Microlecture: Global Warming and Sleep Deprivation

Reading: Bark Beetle Outbreaks in Bhutan

Reading: ‘Move, Adapt or Die’

Reading: Climate Change and Locust Swarms

Reading: Species extinction due to climate change

Reading: Mammalian Extinction due to Human-Induced Climate Change

Reading: IUCN Fact Sheet of Species Extinction due to Climate Change (Bramble Cay Melomys)

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