Will America Fail at Climate Change?Students read assigned passage
Students developed solutions to problem stated in the article |
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The bad science of climate deniers and the scientific counter claims
Interpret a Temperature Graph
Is global warming a reality?
What is happening? How are things warming?
What gases are causing the warming?
Some evidence that humans can change and warm the planet
Do we have any local solutions to this problem?
How "skeptics" or deniers misinterpret data by cherry picking
Climate cherry picking. A selective (or deceptive) choice of facts (or cherries) could be used to claim that this is a blue cherry tree. But what does the full body of evidence say? "
"Cherry picking" of facts and data is one of the 5 characteristics of scientific denialism. |
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Naomi Oreskes, "The Verdict is in on Climate Change." LA Times. Jan. 22, 2012. An interesting comparison and contrast piece between public attitudes toward climate science and public attitudes toward innocence/guilt in the American Justice System.
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Climate Change Fails
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An example of global warming politics
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Remember that problem with reading the graph near the top of this page. Here is a Congressman doing exactly that. (Near the end of the clip)
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1000 Ways to Die Missed One
Australia added a new color to their heat map because of climate change: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2013/jan/08/australia-bush-fires-heatwave-temperature-scale …
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The Science and Politics of Climate Change. (Good to watch if you need to study)
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How many planets?
Carbon Footprint
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This interactive graphic allows you to determine how many planets are required to sustain your lifestyle.
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