Teaching Modules

Teaching Module: Analyzing Climate Science Data through Simple Statistical Techniques

A teaching module that demonstrates the use of linear and quadratic regression to analyze Arctic sea ice extent data and

Teaching Module: Climate Refugees

A teaching module to learn about climate refugees, specific examples of climate change-related migration, challenges in resettling climate refugees, and

Reading: Economics and Global Climate Change

A reading to learn about the economic analysis of climate change, and various economic policies for climate change adaptation and

Collection of Teaching Modules: Cli-Fi—Climate Change Literature

Teaching modules to learn about climate change science and climate change literature by analyzing and interpreting data and by performing

Teaching Module: Climate Change, the Environment, and Human Health

A teaching module to learn about the impacts of climate change on human health, and to discuss climate adaptation and

Teaching Module: Climate Change and Water

A teaching module to introduce the impact of climate change on water systems and the resulting effects on human society.

Collection of Teaching Modules: Climate Justice

Teaching modules to learn about climate justice in the context of the world and in the context of British Columbia

Teaching Module: The Food System and Climate Change

A teaching module to understand the two-way relationship between the food system and climate change.

Teaching Module: Climate Change & Phenological Events in Plants and Animals

A set of resources to understand the link between periodic life-cycle events in plants and animals (such as flowering, leaf-out,

Reading: Environmental Economics

A reading to learn about the economics of Earth’s environment and climate.

Classroom/Laboratory Activity, Teaching Module: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Carbon Emissions Abatement

A classroom/laboratory activity or teaching module to perform cost-benefit analysis for carbon emissions abatement, considered to be an action that

Teaching Module: The Impact of ENSO and Human Activities on River Hydrology (a case study of the Huanghe River)

A teaching module to learn about the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Southern Oscillation Index (SOI) by performing

Classroom/Laboratory Activity (in French): Using Oxygen Isotopic Compositions to Determine Past Climate

A classroom/laboratory activity to learn about oxygen isotopes (18O and 16O); understand the relative distribution of these isotopes in the

Climate Change and Migratory Behavior

This guided lecture and discussion helps students to understand the possible impact of climate change on animal migration (an important