SUMMARY
Explore the signs of global warming on this map or Google Earth. The evidence of climate change includes heat waves, sea-level rise, flooding, melting glaciers, earlier spring arrival, coral reef bleaching, and the spread of disease. Scientists project that unless emissions of heat-trapping gases are brought under control, the impacts of climate change are likely to increase.
GOALS
To increase awareness of the impact of climate change around the world and learn of possible solutions as well as offer solutions.
CONTEXT FOR USE
The greatest concentration of global warming indicators on the map is in North America and Europe because that is where most scientific investigation has been done to date. As scientists focus increasingly on fingerprints of global warming in other regions—from Russia to Antarctica and Oceania to South America—the evidence they find will be added to the map.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS
TEACHING NOTES
This interactive map can be used in many ways to enhance learning and encourage active participation in the campaign to combat catastrophic impacts from climate change.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment to be at the discretion of the educator.
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The Author
Ginny Brown came to NCSE as the Project Director for the NSF funded CAMEL (Climate, Adaptation, Mitigation, E-Learning) project. This work centers on developing a community of climate change educators, researchers and students to combat the impact of climate change.
Ginny has twelve years experience in working with academia at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Prior to coming to NCSE, Ginny was the Program Director for the Vulcan Mater ... (Full Bio)
SUMMARY
Explore the signs of global warming on this map or Google Earth. The evidence of climate change includes heat waves, sea-level rise, flooding, melting glaciers, earlier spring arrival, coral reef bleaching, and the spread of disease. Scientists project that unless emissions of heat-trapping gases are brought under control, the impacts of climate change are likely to increase.
GOALS
To increase awareness of the impact of climate change around the world and learn of possible solutions as well as offer solutions.
CONTEXT FOR USE
The greatest concentration of global warming indicators on the map is in North America and Europe because that is where most scientific investigation has been done to date. As scientists focus increasingly on fingerprints of global warming in other regions—from Russia to Antarctica and Oceania to South America—the evidence they find will be added to the map.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION AND TEACHING MATERIALS
TEACHING NOTES
This interactive map can be used in many ways to enhance learning and encourage active participation in the campaign to combat catastrophic impacts from climate change.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment to be at the discretion of the educator.
REFERENCES AND RESOURCES
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