Course: Climate Change

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- Climate Change
- Climate Change - Teacher Background File
  
  Background to assist you in teaching this topic.
- Human Population Statistics - Student Worksheet File
  
  Students explore an excellent resource from the American Museum of Natural History to discover the change in human populations across time.
- Human Population Statistics - Teachers Notes File
- Humans and Climate - Student Worksheet v2 File
  
  Students explore evidence for modern climate change, examining the quality of data and making linkages.
- Humans and Climate - Teachers Notes v2 File
- Carbon Dioxide and Temperature - Student Worksheet File
  
  Students examine the data from an experiment to explore the impact of carbon dioxide on temperature and how this data might be viewed in light of climate change investigations.
- Carbon Dioxide and Temperature - Teachers Notes File
- Carbon Dioxide Solubility - Student Activity File
  
  Student conduct an investigation to explore the link between water temperature and solubility of carbon dioxide.
- Carbon Dioxide Solubility - Teachers Notes File
- Learn more about the relationship between carbon dioxide and pH here.
- Carbon Cycle in the Oceans - Student Activity File
  
  Explore how water plants impact acidity of ocean water over time in this experiment.
- Carbon Cycle in the Oceans -Teacher Notes File
- Learn more about the carbon cycle and our oceans here
- Learn more about carbon capture and storage here.
- Climate Change and Sea Levels - Student Worksheet File
  
  Students explore the possible causes and repercussions of sea level rises globally.
- Climate Change and Sea Levels - Teachers Notes File
- Extinctions & Climate Change – Student Activity File
  
  Students interpret data around historical climate change and extinctions.
- Extinctions & Climate Change – Teacher Notes File
- Climate Change and Biodiversity - Student Worksheet File
  
  Students explore how biodiverse ecosystems respond to change, with further examination (through weblinks) on the current situation for mangrove forests.
- Climate Change and Biodiversity - Teachers Notes File
- Fire & Biodiversity Loss – Student Activity File
  
  A hands-on activity designed to simulate the devastation caused by frequent fires.
- Fire & Biodiversity Loss – Teacher Notes File
- Megafauna – Student Activity File
  
  Students interpret information given to them and research to find out the leading theories as to why most of Australia's megafauna became extinct.
- Megafauna – Teacher Notes File
- Carbon Offsets - Student Worksheet File
  
  Students explore rapid climate change indicators, greenhouse gases, global warming potential of various gases, how to calucate CO2e, carbon offsets and how to calculate (and reduce) their own CO2e in this resource.
- Carbon Offsets - Teacher Notes File
- Learn more about calculating your carbon footprint and carbon offets here.
- Climate Change - Student Review File
  
  Activities to assist with the review of this topic.
- Climate Change - Teacher Review File

Topic outline

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Climate Change