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 sciencemathlanguagesocial studies Yellow= Physical Science (Physics)
Blue= Life Science (Biology) Orange= Personal and Social
Perspectives (Ecology)
Green= Earth & Space Science White= Multiple Disciplines
Red= Physical Science (Chemistry) Purple= Optional Extensions
& Language Arts Connections

 

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Week 1 1.
Special Delivery
Introduction to concept of global climate change 		2.
Opinion Activity Understanding different points of view 		3.
Developing Models
Introduction to scientific models 		4.
It's OK to Breathe
Photosynthesis & respiration 		5.
Too Cool for School
Introduction to greenhouse gases
Week 2 6.
It's a Gas!
Lab producing carbon dioxide and methane 		7.
How Heavy are They?
Lab investigating the mass of carbon dioxide and methane 		8.
When You're Hot, You're Hot
Lab using infrared rays 		9.
Watt's Up?
Lab defining and applying watt units to energy consumption 		10.
Eating Up Energy
Energy consumption by country
Week 3 11.
Who's Got Your Power?
Internet search for local energy sources 		12.
Waterworld
Explores potential effects of global climate change 		13.
Think Different
GHG emissions mitigation problem solving 		14.
Terrestrial Sequestration
Lab highlighting carbon cycle 		carbon sequestration
Week 4 15.
Methane Investigation Lab Investigating trapping methane at landfills 		16.
Geologic Sequestration
Lab demonstrating how geologic formations could be used to hold carbon dioxide 		17.
Don't be Fuelish
Lab creating biofuels 		18.
Wedge
Game
Activity dealing with the challenges of cutting emissions 		19.
Global
recommend-
ations
Students make recommend-
ations to reduce emissions
Extensions

20.
Selling Solutions to NETL
Final projects to share findings with the Department of Energy

 


Optional Extension:
The Great Climate Change Debate

Advocate Debate | Skeptic Debate

Determine if climate change is
caused by natural or human influences

Language Arts Connection#1
Uses a variety of reading samples to inform writing pieces

Language Arts Connection #2
Uses a variety of reading samples to inform writing pieces

Language Arts Connection #3
Uses a variety of reading samples to inform writing pieces 		Language Arts Connection #4
Uses a variety of reading samples to inform writing pieces 		Language Arts Connection #5
Uses a variety of reading samples to inform writing pieces

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