Course Descriptions
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Subject: Atmospheric Science Show all
- Anthropogenic causes 3 matches and forcings
- Climate feedbacks 1 match
- Global change modeling 2 matches including climate projections
- Greenhouse effect 5 matches
- Greenhouse gas emissions 1 match including types of gases, emissions data, Kyoto-related info
- History and evolution of Earth's climate 3 matches
- Impacts of climate change 1 match including sea level, ecosystems, human, economic, health, political
- Paleoclimate records 1 match including types of proxy records and direct measurements
- Public policy 2 matches
Geoscience > Atmospheric Science > Climate Change
22 matches General/OtherResource Type: Course Information
- 11 matches General/Other
- Goals/Syllabi 20 matches
- Course Site 2 matches
Results 1 - 10 of 25 matches
Global Climate Change
Sarah Fortner, Carleton College
× Consequences of global climate change already include: increased drought, heat waves, flood intensity, glacial retreat, and sea level rise. Solutions are needed to reduce human impact on our climate system ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Climatology
Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado
This course is designed to help students gain a scientific understanding of the physical aspects of Earth's climate system and the factors that influence climate change. We explore the global balance of energy ...
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Paleoclimatology
Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado
This course introduces students to the methods of paleoclimatology and provides a survey of major climatic events over the history of the Earth. The course incorporates journal articles and web resources to teach ...
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
North American Environments
Marguerite Forest, Florida Gulf Coast University
Natural environments of North America (north of Mexico and excluding Florida) and critical environmental issues in the region will be examined in terms of geology/geomorphology, climate/weather, and biogeography ...
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
The Earth's Climate System
Louisa Bradtmiller, Macalester College
This course will be taught once per year. It provides an introduction to the climate system through lectures, labs, discussions and activities. It uses lecture and inquiry based activities to help students gain ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Planetary Climate Change
Dave Dempsey, San Francisco State University
What are weather and climate, how has climate changed in the past, how do we know, what causes climate to change, and how can we predict future climate? Planetary Climate Change explores scientists' current ...
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Grade Level: College Upper (15-16)
Global Environmental Obstacles
Walter Borowski, Eastern Kentucky University
The course uses Mackenzie's Our Changing Planet as a template and investigates world population, diminishing water resources, anthropogenic effects on the atmosphere (ozone hole and acid rain), and global ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Earth Systems and Climate Change
Elizabeth Johnson, James Madison University
GGEOL 115 explores cycles, trends, and abrupt events in the Earth system. Analyses of the geologic record and global climate models provide perspective for understanding paleoclimate and future climate changes, ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Dr. Alycia Lackey: Bio 103-Saving Planet Earth at Murray State University
Alycia Lackey, Murray State University
At the end of this course that covers a broad spectrum of human impacts on the earth, we used Unit 1 Introduction to Environmental Justice to discuss how people make decisions about their interactions with the environment. Earlier in the course, students had already developed an understanding of human impacts on the environment and political, philosophical, and social perspectives.
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory
Global Change and Human Health
The course begins by focusing on the dynamics of Earth's physical systems and the impacts of increasing human population on those systems, and concludes by examining several critical health issues in light of ...
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Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), College Introductory