Soil description & analysis part of Introductory Courses:Activities
Karen Koy, Missouri Western State University
The students pull soil cores in a transect across a hill. They describe the horizons and create a fence diagram, then determine the maturity of the soil & relate it to the climate & geologic history of the ...

The ONLY climate change lab: What to teach if you only have one lab period to cover climate change part of Climate Change:Ideas for Teaching about Ice Cores
This activity was developed during the Teaching Climate Change Using Ice Core Data workshop, held in June 2008.Contributed by J. Elmo Rawling 3rd, Elaine Reynolds, Andrea Schilling Topic: Climate change Course ...

Bring it home: Evidence of abrupt climate change part of Climate Change:Ideas for Teaching about Ice Cores
This activity was developed during the Teaching Climate Change Using Ice Core Data workshop, held in June 2008.Contributors: Laurel Godell, Jeff Niemitz, Dallas Rhodes, Cathy Whitlock, Kathy Ellis   Topic: ...

Interpreting recent carbon dioxide data part of Climate Change:Activities
Elizabeth Gordon, Fitchburg State University
This activity engages students in viewing and downloading web-accessed data sets to examine latitudinal trends in CO2 over (recent) time and to interpret a time series of CO2 data from a selected location.

Climate Change and Interpreting Ice Core Data part of Climate Change:Ideas for Teaching about Ice Cores
This activity was developed during the Teaching Climate Change Using Ice Core Data workshop, held in June 2008.Contributed by Jim Botti, Carlyn Buckler, Makeeya Hazelton, Carrie Morrill and George Stone   ...

The Earth's Climate System part of Complex Systems:Courses
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 ...

Bipolar Climate Puzzler part of Climate Change:Ideas for Teaching about Ice Cores
This activity was developed during the Teaching Climate Change Using Ice Core Data workshop, held in June 2008.Contributors: Alan Ashworth, Lisa Doner, Kathy Licht, Warren Tomkiewicz Topic: Climate oscillations in ...

Graphic Correlation part of Paleontology:Activities
Ronald Martin, University of Delaware
The objective of this exercise is to acquaint you with a simple graphic method that can be used to: determine changes in sediment accumulation rate, evaluate the completeness of different sections and environments, ...

Arctic Climate Curriculum, Activity 3: Exploring Arctic Climate Data part of Climate Change:Activities
Karin Kirk, Freelance Science Writer and Geoscientist; Anne Gold, University of Colorado at Boulder
Students dig into authentic Arctic climate data to unravel some causes and effects related to the seasonal melting of the snowpack. In particular, students learn about albedo and its relationship to snowmelt. This ...

Global Climate Change part of Climate Change:Activities
Mark Horrell, Northwest Florida State College
Students examine pre-historical to present atmospheric CO2 levels from published sources and determine pre-industrial, present, and possibly future levels. Then they use an Energy Balance Model (EBM) to study ...