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Topic(s): Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Anthropogenic Changes, Causes of Climate Change

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

scientist: This resource introduces the importance of human activities to the increase of greenhouse gases and presents a state-of-art technique: tracking stable isotopes to understand sources and sin ...

Get to Know: Eunice Newton Foote

Topic(s): Greenhouse Gases, Atmospheric Composition, Causes of Climate Change, Measurements and Observations

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Informal Education

video which could include exploring bias in scientific research or Foote's experiment on greenhouse gases and the significance of her findings today. The outcome of this video is to learn about Eunice ...

How Much Warming?

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Global Energy Balance, Albedo, Deforestation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Land Use Changes, Causes of Climate Change, Measurements and Observations, Climate Impacts

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

documents how human activities are affecting global temperatures. A good treatment of greenhouse gases, climate forcing agents, and feedback loops in climate change. The unit "watt" is used incorrectl ...

Just how long have we known about climate change anyways?

Topic(s): Climate System, Anthropogenic Changes, Measuring and Modeling Climate

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

experienced in the past. A "thickening blanket" analogy is used to explain how additional greenhouse gases are "thickening" the atmosphere. While this analogy works, the narrator's body language durin ...

Solar Power Basics

Topic(s): Solar Energy

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

to solar energy. Please note: The narrator states that "Solar power interacts with greenhouse gases." This is not correct. Greenhouse gases primarily absorb the outgoing infrared radiation emitted by ...

How Global Warming Works

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Anthropogenic Changes, Causes of Climate Change

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), Informal Education

an opportunity to stop the video for student input. This is a short video that explains greenhouse gases, the greenhouse effect, and anthropogenic climate change. It could be used for a quick introduc ...

Natural Cycle

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Greenhouse Gases, Volcanic Eruptions, Solar Output Variability, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Anthropogenic Changes

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

this simplified video. The animation showing the interaction between solar irradiance and greenhouse gases is not correct. When educators use this animation, they should explain how the actual situati ...

Debunking Cranky Uncle on past climate change

Topic(s): Causes of Climate Change, Nature of Climate Science

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

we are "hitting it with a big stick" are not supported with evidence. Later in the video greenhouse gases are mentioned; teachers may want to help make the connection to those earlier. Comments from e ...

A Year In The Life Of Earth's CO2

Topic(s): Carbon Cycle, Atmospheric Composition, Measurements and Observations, Measuring and Modeling Climate

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), College Upper (15-16)

to see the month-long simulations in specific regions. Would work well when discussing greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, or other emissions. Helps to show how gases like CO2 move in the atmosphere and ...

West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) Divide: Modeling our Future Climate

Topic(s): Greenhouse Effect, Ocean and Climate, Climate Feedbacks, Cyclical and Natural Changes, Anthropogenic Changes, Measurements and Observations, Proxy Data, Global Climate Modeling, Measuring and Modeling Climate, Process of Science

Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

climate models (mentions validation with historic data); a little on the physics of greenhouse gases; and the impact of ocean uptake/release of CO2 on the climate. Good examples are given of how evide ...

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