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Lesson Plan:
Students play a game that simulates a cap and trade system, and analyze its successes...
Students use a timeline to explore energy-related environmental issues through history then compare countries based...
Students "catch" pollution (particulate matter) on prepared cards to see the environmental and health-related consequences...
Students find articles about air pollution issues and use the information to create a class...
Students solve word problems and use packing peanuts to visualize how much CO2 is produced...
Students research an energy-related topic in the United States or Canada and consider possible alternatives,...
Students graph carbon dioxide emissions and population growth over time and discuss trends they observe....
Students create and conduct a survey to identify a local transportation issue and develop a...
Students graph global meat consumption, use manipulatives to explore the environmental impact of four different...
Reading:
Climate change case study reading: A profile of Kiribati, a nation of islands in the...
Oceans background reading: Take a closer look at the largest habitat on Earth and see...
Climate change background reading: An overview of how human activities have increased greenhouse gas emissions,...
Air pollution case study reading: Examine the impact of sulfuric smog in London from the...
Air pollution and solid waste background reading: Trash, pollution, and emissions increase as human population...
Health background reading: Explore how stresses to our global environment affect public health and nature's...
Lesson Packet:
Thematic unit for the high school classroom covers a wide range topics related to climate...
Video:
Students play a game that simulates a cap and trade system, and analyze its successes...
Students work in small groups to determine the main environmental concerns during given periods of...
Students graph global meat production, use manipulatives to explore the environmental impact of four different...
Students interpret various forms of data (graphic, written, and visual) and identify relationships between population...
Tool:
Bar graph shows the amount of carbon dioxide per capita, in metric tons, is emitted...
Six cards that compare resource use in the United States and worldwide.
Infographic compares the number of climate-related disasters between 1980-1999 with the number of disasters between...
Graphs show the percentage of the Caribbean Reefs and Great Barrier Reefs over 25 years,...
Bar graph shows change in global population from 2 billion people in 1927 to 8...
The cornerstone of World Population History is an interactive map of the world, where dots...