change caused by human acitivities is not some abstract concept, or something that may happen in the future, but is already affecting us in different ways. The video is very careful not to overstate t ...

Changing Planet: Melting Glaciers accompanies video on UCAR site- [ Like other NBC Learn videos in the Changing Planet series, there is a nice mix of footage in the field and interviews with practicin ...

Scientific strengths: - the link to the more information is really helpful - lists several ways in which the dairy farm is sustainable (solar panels, locally sold, methane digester) Limitations: - Doe ...

are engaging activities for introducing measurement and observation skills. The book is available in a PDF (Printer Friendly), an eBook with audio recording (for computers and tablets), and a Print On ...

Students will need computer access to Excel to create graphs and see the data provided for use in the lesson. There are some discrepancies in some of the data, which is explained in the teacher guide. ...

parts. More details available in resource. The lesson includes a demonstration about the way in which temperature differences/heat create movement in water and then moves to a data comparison between ...

scientific data focused on how climate change will impact paper birch and sugar maple trees in Wisconsin. It guides students to create a hypothesis and test it by investigating the data provided. It a ...

graph. This visualization and summary description from PBS Wisconsin describes the differences in ice-cover trends for two Wisconsin lakes with an interactive graph of ice cover days over time. It cha ...

cooperation and group discussions. There are opportunities to encourage more open-ended inquiry in this lesson: having students research their own shorelines and select their own materials to build th ...

transcript is provided along with scrolling text Uses cameras as an analogue for improvements in satellite technology. Video cannot be downloaded and must be watched on projector or desktop computer. ...