A reading titled ‘The Teacher Friendly Guide to Climate Change’ edited by Ingrid H. H. Zabel, Don Duggan-Haas, & Robert M. Ross,the Paleontological Research Institution. This book includes the following chapters
- Why Teach About Climate Change? by Don Duggan-Haas
- Why Teaching About Climate Change Matters
- Science Learning, Its Application, and Politics
- We All Have Biases
- Systems and Scales
- Love and Beauty Will Persist
- Resources
- What Should Everyone Understand About Climate Change and Energy? by Don Duggan-Haas
- What Do You Think?
- Collecting Expert Opinions
- Consensus Documents
- Striving for a Coherent Conceptual Framework
- Resources
- What is Climate? by Ingrid H. H. Zabel and Others
- Climate is a System
- Measuring Climate
- Greenhouse Gases and Global Temperature
- Natural Causes of Climate Change
- Summary
- Resources
- Climate Change Through Earth History by Robert M. Ross and Others
- Why Past Climate Change Matters
- Observing Climate Through Time in the Rock Record
- History of the Earth’s Climate
- Climate Analogs and Models
- Resources
- Evidence For and Causes of Recent Climate Change by Ingrid H. H. Zabel and Others
- Changing Temperatures and Carbon Dioxide
- Shrinking Ice Sheets and Glaciers
- Changing Sea Ice Extent
- Thawing Permafrost
- Rising Sea Level
- Causes of Recent Climate Change
- What are the Likely Effects of Climate Change Going to Be?
- Resources
- 6. US Regional Climates, Current and Future by Ingrid H. H. Zabel and Benjamin Brown-Steiner
- Describing Climates
- Northeast
- Southeast
- Midwest
- South Central
- Northwest Central
- Southwest
- West
- Hawaii
- Alaska
- Resources
- Climate Change Mitigation by Ingrid H. H. Zabel
- What is Mitigation?
- Mitigation Strategies
- Summary
- Resources
- Geoengineering by Ingrid H. H. Zabel
- Counteracting Climate Change
- Examples of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) Techniques
- Examples of Solar Radiation Management (SRM) Techniques
- Geoengineering Choices
- Resources
- Climate Change Adaptation by Ingrid H. H. Zabel
- How Much Does Adaptation Cost?
- Types of Adaptation Strategies
- Adatation to Different Climate Hazards
- Equity and Social Justice Considerations
- Resources
- Obstacles to Addressing Climate Change by Don Duggan-Haas
- Controversial Issues and Complex Systems
- Creating Meaningful Dialog
- Factors That Influence How We think
- How Do People Change Their Minds?
- How Can We Envision New Systems?
- Resources
- Perspective by Don Duggan-Haas
- Apocalyptic Tales of Climate Change
- Use of Language and Perspective in Teaching Climate Change
- Hope and Optimism
- Apocalyptic Prophesies Versus Predictions of Climate Change
- Reality Check: A Personal Perspective
- Science Teaching Toward a Sustainable World
- Resources
About the Tool
Tool Name | The Teacher Friendly Guide To Climate Change |
Discipline | Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Physics, Mathematics and Statistics, Economics, Social Sciences, Humanities |
Topic(s) in Discipline | Climate Change Overview |
Climate Topic | Introduction to Climate Change; Climate Literacy |
Type of tool | Reading |
Grade Level | High School, Undergraduate |
Location | Global |
Language | English |
Translation | |
Developed by | Ingrid H. H. Zabel, Don Duggan-Haas, & Robert M. Ross |
Hosted at | Paleontological Research Institution |
Link | Link |
Access | Online |
Computer Skills | Basic |