Engaging Lesson Plan for Teaching Climate Change
Effective ways to Teach Climate
Change in the Classroom
William West, Ph.D.
Kellogg Biological Station
The Lesson Plan will Include these Topics:
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Carbon cycle
•
Sources and sinks of greenhouse gases
•
Discussion of Human Impact on Climate
What is your carbon foot print?
Demonstration of greenhouse gas
effects on temperature
(Mythbusters)
Know Your Audience or Students
•
What is Climate Change?
•
Have issues arose about teaching Climate Change?
•
How many people “believe” in Climate Change?
What is this Log
Made of and How
Was it Created?
•
Photosynthesis
–
the creation of
carbon by the uptake of carbon
dioxide (CO
2
) 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?
What is carbon?
•
Six most abundant element
•
Forms at most four bonds
•
Building block of organisms and
some non-living matter
•
Carbon dioxide – greenhouse gas
formed from burning of many
materials
Consider Standards and the Audience you are
teaching…..
Carbon Cycle
•
What is the carbon cycle?
•
Transfer of carbon amongst many
environments (lithosphere,
hydrosphere, etc.)
•
Carbon can change form (CO
2
, CH
4
,
CO
-
, organic forms)
•
Carbon transfer is not at the same
rate between all environments
•
Plants absorb carbon dioxide -
photosynthesis.
•
Animals, plants, microbes
“respire” carbon.
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Can Humans Alter the Carbon Cycle?
How do
Greenhouse Gases
Work?
Sources and Sinks of Carbon
What is your Carbon Footprint?
Explore effective ways to teach climate change in the classroom using engaging activities like role-playing, discussions on greenhouse gases, carbon footprint awareness, and understanding the carbon cycle. By considering your audience and utilizing interactive demonstrations, students can grasp the human impact on climate and the importance of sustainable practices.
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Effective ways to Teach Climate Change in the Classroom William West, Ph.D. Kellogg Biological Station
The Lesson Plan will Include these Topics: Demonstration of greenhouse gas effects on temperature (Mythbusters) What is your carbon foot print? Carbon cycle Sources and sinks of greenhouse gases Discussion of Human Impact on Climate
Know Your Audience or Students What is Climate Change? Have issues arose about teaching Climate Change? How many people believe in Climate Change?
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?
What is carbon? Six most abundant element Forms at most four bonds Building block of organisms and some non-living matter Carbon dioxide greenhouse gas formed from burning of many materials
Consider Standards and the Audience you are teaching ..
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 environments Plants absorb carbon dioxide - photosynthesis. Animals, plants, microbes respire carbon.
Activity 1: Card Role Activity 1: Card Role- -Play Equilibrium Environment Play I. Divide into 7 groups II. Divide marbles evenly amongst groups III. Transfer marbles between groups at the same rate A single marble = a single molecule of carbon
Activity 1: Card Role Activity 1: Card Role- -Play Non-EquilibriumEnvironment Play I. Divide into 7 groups II. Divide marbles evenly amongst groups III. Transfer marbles at random rates A single marble = a single molecule of carbon
Activity 1: Card Role Activity 1: Card Role- -Play Human Influenced Environment Play I. Divide into 7 groups II. Divide marbles evenly amongst groups III. Transfer marbles at different rates (assigned by teacher) A single marble = a single molecule of carbon
How do Greenhouse Gases Work?
