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1.1 - Our Changing Climate
Due: October 27th, 2011
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1.2 - Climate Change Impacts
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1.3 A - Learning from the Past
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1.3 B - Learning from the Past
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2.1 A - Where We Stand
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2.1 B - Tread Lightly Challenge
Due: October 27th, 2011
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2.1 C - Low Carbon Lunch
Due: October 27th, 2011
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2.2 - Visualizing Footprints
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2.3 - Taking Stock
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3.1 - Climate Policy and Solutions
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3.2 - Climate Change Debate
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3.3 - Stepping Forward
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Extension for Lesson 1.1 - Linear Relationships - CO2 Concentration in the Atmosphere
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Extension for Lesson 1.2 - Ocean Acidification
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Extension for Lesson 2.3 - The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - Long and Short Effects of Waste
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Extension for Lesson 2.1 - Determining the Equation of a Sine Function Graphically
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Extension for Lesson 3.3 - Environmental Career Exploration
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Extension for Lesson 1.2 - Soil Depletion
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Extension for Lesson 3.2 - Environmental Refugees
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Extension for Lesson 2.2 - Manufacturing and Oil - Edward Burtynsky
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Extension for Lesson 3.2 - Media Literacy - The Alberta Oil Sands
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Extension for Lesson 1.2 - Ocean Acidification
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Extension for Lesson 3.1 - Pollution Control - The Desulfurization Process
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1.1 - Our Changing Climate
Created By: tiged
Starts: Thursday, October 20, 2011
Due Date: Assignment does not have a due date.
Description
The first step to taking action on climate change is to understand the basic science behind it and what factors contribute to the problem. This activity explores the greenhouse effect and how human activities contribute to climate change.
Task
Watch the Greenhouse Effect video and take notes on the following terms while watching it.

  • Climate change

  • Fossil fuels

  • Global warming

  • Greenhouse effect

  • Greenhouse gases



Try coming up with your own definitions for these terms, and then complete The Greenhouse Effect handout.

Then reflect on the greenhouse effect, global warming, and climate change in the "Our Changing Climate" discussion thread.
Learning Objectives

  • To develop a basic understanding of the science of climate change.

  • To be able to describe how the greenhouse effect is related to climate change.

  • To understand that human activities and greenhouse gases contribute to climate change.
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