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Here are additional resources relating to aspects of Climate Change from the SERC catalog. These resources have not been reviewed by the Climate Change Collection review team.
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Paleoclimates and Pollen part of CLEAN Collection

In this activity, students examine pictures of pollen grains representing several species that show the structural differences that scientists use for identification. Students analyze model soil ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lab activity
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)

The Melting of the Grinnell Glacier, Glacier National Park part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this activity, students investigate the retreat of Grinnel Glacier in Glacier National Park, Montana. Using a map, aerial photos, and temperature data, they will estimate and graph its rate of ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: Middle (6-8)

Glaciers in New York Field Exercise part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This is a field lab in which students observe and document glacial striae in Central Park, New York City. It was designed for use by undergraduate non-science majors in the context of a unit on ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Field activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14)

Expedition "Discovery" in the Atlantic: Climate Change and Marine Ecosystems part of SERC Web Resource Collection

This online diary chronicles the summer 2006 voyage of the research vessel 'Discovery', while attempting to put into context climate change and how and why oceanographers measure it. A ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Virtual field trip, Visual:Scientific illustration
Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14), Middle (6-8)

The Petition: A Global Warming Case Study part of SERC Web Resource Collection

These are the teaching notes for a case study in which students consider the political, economic, and ethical issues surrounding the debate over global warming. This case was designed to strengthen ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)

Is the Earth Warming? A Test of the Effect of Increased Carbon Dioxide on the Thermal Properties of Air part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this activity, air with increased concentrations of carbon dioxide is produced and the rate of heat loss of that air is compared to today's normal air. This is used to help demonstrate the ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Lab activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)

Plate Movements and Climate Change part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this activity students use maps of the positions of the continents over the past 180 million years, and, with some basic concepts about climate zones, hypothesize what climate changes may have ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)

The Use of a Mock Environment Summit to Support Learning about Global Climate Change part of SERC Web Resource Collection

NOTE: This is a large file, 26.6 mb in size! This article advocates the use of a Learner-Centered Environment (LCE) to teach Earth System Science. In this instance, LCE takes the form of a mock ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: Graduate/Professional

Paleoclimatological Proxies: History's Thermometers part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this lesson, students discover how deep-water corals can be used to determine long-term patterns of climate change. They will learn that these corals inhabit seamounts in the Gulf of Alaska and ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12)

Sea Ice: Global Warming part of SERC Web Resource Collection

In this activity students watch a sea ice data visualization, read the accompanying information and discuss the cycle of freezing and thawing sea ice in the Arctic using the provided questions. After ...
Resource Type: Learning Materials:Classroom Activity
Grade Level: High School (9-12), Middle (6-8)