Teaching Module: Teach Climate Science with the Teacher Friendly Guide To Climate Change™

A teaching module of resources and activities that accompanies ‘The Teacher-Friendly Guide™ to Climate Change’

edited by Ingrid H. H. Zabel, Don Duggan-Haas, & Robert M. Ross,the Paleontological Research Institution. This teaching module includes videos and classroom/laboratory activities on the following topics

1. Climate Science
   1. Energy and Atmosphere
      1. Infrared energy
      2. Infrared absorption by carbon dioxide
      3. Carbon dioxide and temperature
      4. Box Model: steady state vs. non-steady state behavior
      5. Heat capacity
      6. Thermal expansion of water
   2. Carbon Cycle
      1. Diurnal variations in carbon dioxide
      2. How many molecules make a trace gas?
      3. NOAA Mauna Loa data and rate of CO2 increase
      4. Respiration
   3. Hydrologic Cycle
      1. Rainfall and river response

2. Climate Change Mitigation
   1. Renewable Energy
      1. Solar energy
      2. Near-surface geothermal energy
      3. Wind energy
   2. Carbon Sequestration
      1. Afforestation and Reforestation: tree biomass & carbon dioxide storage

3. Communication and Advocacy
   1. Citizen science

About the Tool 

Tool Name	Teach Climate Science 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	Teaching Module
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