Predict the Climate by throwing a dice
Predict the Climate by throwing a dice Teaching Module A teaching module that uses a dice and Excel to demonstrate the difference between experimental and theoretical probabilities. It also uses temperature and precipitation data to calculate moving average, identify trends in time series, and learn about data visualisation. This teaching module provides multiple resources under […]
Reconstruction of Paleoclimate by Using Isotopic Composition Data
Reconstruction of Paleoclimate by Using Isotopic Composition Data Classroom/Laboratory Activity A classroom/laboratory activity to learn about the isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen, analyze the isotopic composition of ice, and understand how isotopic compositions can be used to recreate past temperatures and climate. Students will plot graphs to analyze data from the Vostok ice core in […]
Who Is Responsible for Climate Change? Who Needs to Fix It?
Who Is Responsible for Climate Change? Who Needs to Fix It? Video This video gives an overview of global climate change, historical and annual carbon emissions, and biggest and smallest contributors to the emissions. This video is part of a series about climate change supported by Breakthrough Energy. About Tool Tool Name Video: Who Is […]
Data Visualization of GHG Emissions
Data Visualization of GHG Emissions Model/Simulation CAIT Climate Data Explorer by World Resources Institute (WRI) showcases the world’s top greenhouse gas-emitting countries with the latest global data available till the year 2013. This interactive chart can be used to explore it by country and by economic sector, showing how the top emitters have changed in […]
Teaching Polynomial Differentiation with Arctic Sea Ice Data
Teaching Polynomial Differentiation with Arctic Sea Ice Data Classroom/Laboratory Activity A classroom/ laboratory activity titled, ‘Arctic Sea Ice’ from Sustainability Math by Thomas J. Pfaff, Ithaca College, USA, to teach introductory derivatives, polynomial differentiation, and the application of derivatives. This hands-on computer-based classroom activity consists of datasets of Arctic Ice Data (1980-2017). This classroom activity […]
Polynomial Differentiation Using Temperature Data
Polynomial Differentiation Using Temperature Data Classroom/Laboratory Activity A classroom/ laboratory activity titled, ‘Global Average Temperature’ from Sustainability Math by Thomas J. Pfaff, Ithaca College, USA, to teach derivatives and polynomial differentiation using global average temperature data. This classroom/laboratory activity uses NASA’s data of global annual mean surface air temperature from 1950 to 2018. This data […]
Introduction to Statistics through Weather Forecasting
Introduction to Statistics through Weather Forecasting Teaching Module A teaching module by Ginny Brown, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), that uses climate data to teach statistical parameters such as mean, median, mode, extreme values, percent frequency of occurrence and time, range, standard deviation, and data anomalies. It also includes discussion on the use of […]
Statistical Methods to Determine Historical Temperature Trends
Statistical Methods to Determine Historical Temperature Trends Teaching Module A classroom/laboratory activity to learn about statistical methods to analyse average annual temperatures of major cities in the world (New York and Sydney) and to determine trends in the data. Students will create histograms to analyse the average annual temperatures; will compare data sets; will learn […]
Linear Regression on Arctic Ice Data
Linear Regression on Arctic Ice Data Classroom/Laboratory Activity A classroom/laboratory activity to perform linear regression on climate data from the Arctic. Students will perform linear regression analysis on the average monthly extent of Arctic sea ice (from 1979 to the present) and will compare the residual plots for different months. Use this tool to help […]
Modelling Temperature Data by using Trigonometric Functions
Modelling Temperature Data by using Trigonometric Functions Classroom/Laboratory Activity A classroom/laboratory activity to model temperature data by using trigonometric functions. Students will model given temperature data (for Wellington, New Zealand) by using sine and cosine functions. They will compare models and discuss their observations. This activity can be replicated for any location for which temperature […]