William West PhD Kellogg Biological Station The Lesson Plan will Include these Topics Carbon cycle Sources and sinks of greenhouse gases Discussion of Human Impact on Climate What is your carbon foot print ID: 593614
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Effective ways to Teach Climate Change in the Classroom
William West, Ph.D.
Kellogg Biological StationSlide2
The Lesson Plan will Include these Topics:Carbon cycleSources and sinks of greenhouse gasesDiscussion of Human Impact on Climate
What is your carbon foot print?Demonstration of greenhouse gas effects on temperature (Mythbusters)Slide3
Know Your Audience or StudentsWhat is Climate Change?Have issues arose about teaching Climate Change?How many people “believe” in Climate Change? Slide4
What is this Log Made of and How Was it Created?
Photosynthesis – the creation of carbon by the uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) and release of oxygen in the air we breathe.Performed by plants, fungi, algae on land and in the water.Tree rings indicate the amount of carbon stored in trees during specific years.What happens when we burn logs?Slide5
What is carbon?
Six most abundant elementForms at most four bondsBuilding block of organisms and some non-living matterCarbon dioxide – greenhouse gas formed from burning of many materialsSlide6
Consider Standards and the Audience you are teaching…..Slide7
Carbon Cycle
What is the carbon cycle?Transfer of carbon amongst many environments (lithosphere, hydrosphere, etc.)Carbon can change form (CO2, CH4, CO-, organic forms)Carbon transfer is not at the same rate between all environmentsPlants absorb carbon dioxide - photosynthesis.Animals, plants, microbes “respire” carbon.Slide8
Activity 1: Card Role-PlayEquilibrium EnvironmentDivide into 7 groupsDivide marbles evenly amongst groupsTransfer marbles between groups at the same rateA single marble = a single molecule of carbonSlide9
Activity 1: Card Role-Play Non-EquilibriumEnvironmentDivide into 7 groupsDivide marbles evenly amongst groupsTransfer marbles at random ratesA single marble = a single molecule of carbonSlide10
Activity 1: Card Role-PlayHuman Influenced EnvironmentDivide into 7 groupsDivide marbles evenly amongst groupsTransfer marbles at different rates (assigned by teacher)A single marble = a single molecule of carbonSlide11
Can Humans Alter the Carbon Cycle?Slide12
How do Greenhouse Gases Work?Slide13
Sources and Sinks of CarbonSlide14
What is your Carbon Footprint?