Permafrost and Climate Change
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The Permafrost and Global Warming Classroom/Laboratory Activity A set of hands-on classroom and computer-based activities for students to learn about permafrost and to explore various web-based scientific data portals to investigate permafrost distribution, characteristics of permafrost, and the effects of thawing permafrost on the atmosphere and the environment. Note: The plan includes 3-4 activities; one […]
Permafrost and Climate Change
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Thawing Permafrost and Climate Change Video A video that introduces permafrost and its distribution on Earth. The video also describes the changing nature of permafrost across several regions due to higher surface temperatures and thepossible impact of permafrost thawing on Earth’s climate. Students will learn about the characteristics of permafrost, its distribution across the globe […]
Series of two E-Learning Courses on Introduction to Climate Change and Climate Science
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Series of two E-Learning Courses on Introduction to Climate Change and Climate Science Online Course Following are two online courses in Climate Change and Climate Science by the National Resource Centre (NRC) on Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune as part of the Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching […]
Teachers Guidebook: Oceans and the Cryosphere
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Teacher’s Guidebook: Oceans and the Cryosphere Teaching Module The Office for Climate Education (OCE) presents a Teacher’s Guidebook that aims to support teachers in carrying out various activities on climate change and the ocean and cryosphere in their classrooms, and targets students of ages 9 to 15. The guidebook contains activities which aim to developing […]
Show Your Stripes: Changes in Temperature
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Show Your Stripes: Changes in Temperature Model/Simulation A model/simulation to observe and analyze the change in temperature as measured in each country over the past 100+ years. Each stripe represents the temperature in that country averaged over a year. For virtually every country or region, the stripes turn from mainly blue to mainly red in […]
Carbon Sequestration in Soil
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Carbon Sequestration in Soil Reading 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 […]
Climate Science: An Introduction
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Climate Science: An Introduction Online Course An online course by Andreas Schmittner, Oregon State University titled ‘Introduction to Climate Science’ that discusses Earth’s climate and climate change. This course contains lecture videos, exercises, references and various additional resources. It includes the following topics:- 1. Weather Weather and Climate The Climate System Processes 2. Observations Atmosphere […]
Introduction to the Carbon Cycle
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Introduction to the Carbon Cycle Reading 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 […]
Quiz on Carbon Cycle
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Quiz on Carbon Cycle Classroom/Laboratory Activity 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 […]
Can People Change Climate?
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Can People Change Climate? Reading A reading by Spencer Weart, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) titled ‘Biosphere: How Life Alters Climate’. This reading is part of an online book titled ‘The Discovery of Global Warming’. This resource can be used as an introduction to the topic by teachers interested in teaching about climate and […]