CO2 and Climate Change
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Provided by: ACE|Published on: April 27, 2021
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Synopsis
- This chapter of the Our Climate Our Future series explains greenhouse gases, the greenhouse effect, historic carbon dioxide levels, and the negative effects of climate change that disproportionately affect vulnerable communities.
- There is a video, worksheet, and five articles included in this chapter.
Subjects: Social Studies, Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: ACE
Region: North America, United States, Global
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- The readings cover topics mentioned in the video, such as using ice cores to understand the history of Earth's climate, how climate change causes the water cycle to change, isotopes, and historic carbon dioxide levels.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers will need to register for a free account to access the materials.
Differentiation
- Science classes could use these materials when discussing atoms, molecules, the atmosphere, isotopes, the greenhouse effect, the water cycle, or the carbon cycle.
- Social studies classes could discuss the effects of climate change on various communities and groups of people who will be (and already are) negatively affected by climate change.
- Other resources on this topic include this experiment, this video about coral reefs, and this NASA resource.
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