Statement of Dr. James Hansen to Congress - 1988
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Provided by: United States Senate|Published on: October 10, 2023
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Synopsis
- This is a transcribed verbal statement Doctor James Hansen made to Congress regarding global warming.
- The statement is one section of a larger report prepared as a transcript of a hearing in front of the Committee On Energy And Natural Resources.
- The hearing was the first session on the greenhouse effect and global climate change.
Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, English Language Arts
Authors: United States Senate, Dr. James Hansen, Director, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Region: North America, USA - Northeast, United States, Global, Washington D.C.
Languages: English
Teaching Materials
Positives
- Useful in a lesson or unit about primary sources, this transcribed statement proves that information regarding global warming has been acknowledged since, at least, 1988.
- This document will be an excellent starting point for a discussion about the history behind the science of studying climate change.
- The report predicts the extreme weather events of today as a direct result of the greenhouse effect.
Additional Prerequisites
- Students should have prior knowledge of global warming and climate change.
- The report contains rigorous vocabulary. Teachers may wish to provide a definition list as extra support.
- Information is presented as a small portion of a much larger document, so teachers should closely monitor to ensure student focus.
- "Viewgraphs" and "figures" that are mentioned are located further in the document and not included in this verbal statement.
Differentiation
- Since the information is presented methodically, with clearly delineated topics, teachers can assign sections of the transcript to small groups, then conduct a round robin discussion of verbal summaries.
- Connections can be made in math and statistics classes when learning about data analysis.
- Educators who teach annotations will find this document helpful since the resource can be downloaded. After downloading, students will be able to annotate either individually, or as a small-group jigsaw activity.
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