Teaching Activities

Unit 3: Dynamic Integrated Climate Economy (DICE) Modeling part of Regulating Carbon Emissions
Sandra Penny, Russell Sage College; Gautam Sethi, Bard College; Robyn Smyth, Bard College
After an opening discussion of systems thinking and models, student use webDICE , an online Dynamic Integrated Climate Economy model developed by Center for Robust Decision Making on Climate and Energy Policy at ...

Grade Level: College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change, Geoscience:Geology:Environmental Geology, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Public policy , Impacts of climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Environmental Science:Energy:Fossil Fuels, Environmental Science:Sustainability, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Policy, Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Public policy, Greenhouse gas emissions, Anthropogenic causes, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change:Anthropogenic causes, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change:Impacts of climate change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Unit 4: Impacts of Environmental Change on Organisms: Horses part of Changing Biosphere
Camille Holmgren, SUNY Buffalo State University
In this unit, students will gain a deep-time perspective on how life evolves on a dynamic planet. They will use the Equidae (horse family) as a case study to examine the relationship among climate, biomes, and ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities, Course Module
Subject: Biology:Evolution, Geoscience:Biogeosciences , Paleontology:Evolution , Biology, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate, Environmental Science, Ecosystems:Biodiversity, Geoscience:Geology:Historical Geology, Environmental Science:Ecosystems:Evolution
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary

Activity 2.2: Issue Investigation part of Exploring Geoscience Methods
Jeffrey D. Thomas, Central Connecticut State University; Scott Linneman, Western Washington University; James Ebert, SUNY College at Oneonta
During Activity 2.2, students download, organize, and analyze geoscience data sets of sea level trends, terrestrial ice sheet trends, and intensity of tropical cyclones as well as forecast models of atmospheric CO2 ...

Grade Level: High School (9-12), College Lower (13-14):College Introductory, College Lower (13-14)
Online Readiness: Online Ready
Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Virtual Field Trip, Activities
Subject: Geoscience, Education, Environmental Science:Global Change and Climate:Climate Change, Environmental Science:Natural Hazards, Geoscience:Atmospheric Science:Climate Change
Activity Review: Peer Reviewed as Exemplary