Possible Causes
Utilizes graphic organizer to identify possible causes of climate change

Let's Get to the Core of It!
Utilizes ice core science to understand climate history

Eating Up Energy
Demonstrates disparity in emission production globally

Stakeholder Grid
Introduces stakeholders & their thoughts on causes & remediation techniques or actions

Day 4- Quick View
On this day, Keystone introduces the concept map tool to help students visualize key thoughts and ideas.  Using a graphic organizer, students examine possible causes of climate change.  Students learn more about the chemical properties of carbon dioxide and methods for capturing it. They continue their Eating Up Energy activity from the previous day, and begin a new activity that introduces the concept of emissions trading as a policy tool.

Possible Causes: Concept Map - A concept map is a visual tool used to represent key thoughts or ideas. Often, concept maps are used as a recording tool during group brainstorming sessions, but here it is used as way to gauge student's knowledge about the possible effects and risks associated with climate change. In this activity, students review information from the Stakeholder Grid to identify possible causes of greenhouse gas emissions.  As residents of the town, students determine what they know about climate change and what they still need to discover. Students review factors that influence emission rates, and rate them.

Let's Get to the Core of It: Ice Core Lab - This core sampling simulation shows students the stability of different gases and demonstrates how it is possible for scientists to determine historical carbon dioxide levels. Students make physical and observation measurements of an ice core to understand the science behind ice core science.  They identify and graph gas amounts derived from actual ice core to understand the worldwide attention that is given to the increase of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere.

Eating Up Energy - Continued from Day 3
 

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