This material is appropriate for an introductory course such as Physical Geology, Earth Science or Environmental Geology.

This quiz assesses student basic knowledge that is learned by watching the video. Students are not expected to have any significant prior knowledge.

Students respond to quiz questions after viewing the related video and before attending class.

This quiz includes questions associated with two learning objectives: 1) Students will be able to discuss recent evidence that recent climate change was caused by human activity; 2) Students can describe recent changes in the earth system that are consistent with a warming planet.

The final question in the quiz is an activity that asks students to identify three ways that a warming climate may impact society.

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After watching the associated video, students complete the quiz to ensure that they have a working knowledge of some basic content related to climate change. This provides the instructor with more time in the subsequent class to incorporate active learning exercises that may include the application of higher order thinking skills.

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• Evidence for Climate Change video

We include the video and quiz as a pre-class exercise offered in our course management system.

Compare student responses to answer key (included - see bottom of PDF).