Simulation of international negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions part of Climate Change:Activities
David Hastings, Eckerd College
In order to convey how the international community is responding to climate change, students engage in a simulation of the international negotiation process. Participants learn first hand the interests of different ...

Using NASA NEO and ImageJ to Explore the Role of Snow Cover in Shaping Climate part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:Exploring Albedo with NASA NEO
DATA: NASA Satellite Images. TOOLS: ImageJ and Image Composite Explorer (ICE) of NASA Earth Observations (NEO). SUMMARY: Explore and animate satellite images of reflected short wave radiation, snow cover, and land surface temperature downloaded. Then observe, graph, and analyze the relationship between these three variables.

Modeling Global Climate Change part of Complex Systems:Teaching Activities
Vanessa Svihla, The University of Texas at Austin
This activity explores the role of energy in global climate change. Students explore netlogo models of climate, and learn about cumulative effects.

Carbon in the Oceans part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Amy Townsend-Small, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
In this assignment, students in small groups are asked to interpret and explain a figure depicting one aspect of marine carbon biogeochemistry. Then a representative of each group explains the figure to the class.

Calculating Rates of Change part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Catherine OReilly, Illinois State University
This in class activity allows students to calculate rates of change from graphs of glacial-interglacial temperatures and CO2 and modern temperatures and CO2.

Preciptation, Evaporation, and Transpiration Activity part of Hydrogeology:Hydrogeology, Soils, Geochemistry 2013:Activities
Amy Townsend-Small, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
The students must use crayons or colored pencils to create maps of global precipitation and evaporation rates. One worksheet is provided to each group of students. Then a representative from each group explains ...

Oceans and Climate Debate part of Oceanography:Activities
Branwen Williams, Claremont McKenna College
This activity orally tests students understanding of the links between ocean processes and global climate change. It is set up as a debate with students serving as the science experts and volunteer faculty serving ...

Global Warming and Changing Sea Level part of Oceanography:Activities
Heather Kokorowski, Mt. San Antonio College
In the first part of this activity, students think about their personal carbon emissions and driving habits. They reflect on what might be done to reduce our carbon emissions, as individuals and as a society as a ...

Understanding Carbon Storage in Forests part of Earth Exploration Toolbook:GLOBECarbon
DATA: Forest Inventory and Analysis data, TOOLS: isee Player, Spreadsheet application. SUMMARY: Compare field collected data with results produced by a forest biomass model to understand the process and challenges scientists face when doing terrestrial carbon cycle research.

Climate Change and Atlantic Hurricanes: A GIS Inquiry part of Hurricanes-Climate Change Connection:Activities
Chris Van de Ven, Albion College
Students make hypotheses about how hurricane numbers, locations, or intensities have been changing, and then use hurricane tracks, wind speed, barometric pressure, and dates to test their hypotheses.