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CLIMATE CHANGE PBL TIMELINE

DAY Question Cluster & Objectives Activities!esources Pro"uctAssess#ent

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Day 1 What is climate change?

Describe initial knowledge and

attitudes about climate change

Define climate change and

distinguish it from global warming

and weather

Entr- Event' .i"eo cli,s )n" Cl)ssroo# DiscussionClimate Change in 60 sec

http://youtu.be/n4e!"u1co0

Climate Change: #he $tate of the $cience: http://youtu.be/%&'(r)*+,-c

Closing ideo: 'hat is possible: https://www.youtube.com/watch

23*a(ldD!2

Classroom Discussion%no/le"*e & Attitu"e

0urve-

Day 5 Determine factors that influence

weather.

Compare and contrast climate

and weather

$e)t(er v Cli#)te )n" Cli#)te C()n*e

http://www.weatherwikids.com/weather-climate.htm

http://www.ecy.wa.go/climatechange/whatis.htm

Create 7oogle Drie 8older: CC pro9ect

$e)t(er vs Cli#)te *ui

Day +-

Why does climate change

matter?

Collaborate to deise a group

plan for the pro9ect

!A1T )n" Te)# Project ,l)nnin* student grouping; final pro9ect rubric;

"ro9ect planning checklists; sample pro9ects

#op 10 Climate Change *uestions: 'hat you need to know

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/5014/05/5


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current and historical climate

data

&aluate the eidence of climate

change

?$? Climate 'iard

http://climate.nasa.go/effects/

http://climate.nasa.go/climate%resource%center/interacties

Day E-10 What are the ecological

impacts of climate change?Define phenology and range shift

Aelate climate change to altered

ecology; and species surial.

P(enolo*-7 !)n*e s(i4t )n" Bio"iversit-

"henology; Aange shifts; threats to biodiersity- ideo introduction and sciencearticles in ,B$

P(enolo*- )n" !)n*e

s(i4t e8it sli,' !se aspecific e@ample to

describe how a mismatch

in two speciesI phenology

or range shifts might affect

both species in an

ecological relationship Glike

predator-prey> pollinator-

plant; seed dispersal-

animal; etc.H. GDay 10H

$ee2 9' Ho/ c)n /e contribute cli#)te c()n*e ")t)+

Day 11-15 &@plain the role of consistent

protocols in data collection

?ccess information in scientific

databases

Correlate information from two

different sources

P(enolo*- )n" Cli#)te Project :

http://www.globe.go/web/phenology-and-climate/oeriew

Aeiew historic climate data for our area G(??H

http://www.ncdc.noaa.go/temp-and-precip/state-temps/

?ccess 7,(F& Database http://www.globe.go/web/phenology-and-

climate/oeriew

Aeiew 7,(F& protocols

http://www.globe.go/documents/+625+/5+2621/earth%prot%budburst.pdf

In"ivi"u)l re4lection'

'hat are the limits and

alue of citien science

Day 1+-14 8ollow established protocols to

select site and collect local data

0elect stu"- sites & i#,le#ent GLOBE bu"burst ,rotocol /it( ")t) s(eet

http://www.globe.go/documents/+625+/5+2565/earth%ds%budburst.pdf

Fudburst data sheet

Day 1 How will we reach our

audience?

Te)# Con4erences : ,ro*ress c(ec2: Aeiew timeline and assignments>

Digital tools e@plored and selection made for final pro9ect> reflect on process

Di*it)l tool selecte";

ti#eline current

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dioxide and the earth's

climate?

&@plain the importance of the

greenhouse effect G7J&H to life

earth

Aelate increased C(5 to

increased temperatures

Aelate greenhouse effect to

climate and obsered changes

by distinguishing between natural

7J& and enhanced 7J&

dentify sources and sinks of

carbon

https://www.youtube.com/watchg7)muB3i@uc

http://climate.nasa.go/causes/

&arthIs ?tmosphere ?nd #he 7reenhouse &ffect

"h simulation study relationship between 7J gasses and temp

Carbon Fiogeochemical Cycle - "(7, group actiity

Cycle *ui

Day 1< Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t)

Day 1

compare to final pro9ect rubric> reflect on process

Project #oc2=u,

co#,lete"

1in)l Project !ubric

Day 1E-50 What evidence links climate

change to human activities?

dentify causes (f ncreasing

?tmospheric Carbon

nterpret data from the keeling

cure and ice core studies

&aluate the eidence of climate

change

&aluate the connection betweenhuman actiities and obsered

patterns.

!se scientific tools to study

current and historical climate

data

Evi"ence lin2in* (u#)ns )n" CC'

https://www.youtube.com/watch

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perceived by the public?

?nalye 3ale $i@ ?mericas

Aeport data to identify 6 general

attitudes towards Climate

Change

&@amine how climate change is

presented in the media

http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htmLtopten

6 ?mericas ntro ideo https://www.youtube.com/watch5uErf!$,?

#ake *ui to find own Climate "rofile

http://uw.k=ed.org/climatesurey/inde@-k=ed.php

Climate Change and the Bedia - compare scientific s political presentations

CC controvers-' Jow

does has the political

nature of climate change

affected public perceptions

and actions

Day 55 Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t)

Day 5+-54 !se information from 3ale

studies to create and promote a

surey to determine local

audience knowledge and

attitudes

Y)le stu"-' C()n*es in Be()vior

http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/analysis-of-a-11E-country-

surey-predicts-global-climate-change-awareness/

Gener)te Goo*le 1or# surve- to )ssess co##unit- 2no/le"*e )n"

)ttitu"es

Goo*le 0urve- ?E8)#,le@

Day 5 Te)# Con4erences : ,ro*ress c(ec2 "ro9ect elements show work progress>

refer to final pro9ect rubric> reflect on process

$or2 ,ro*ress c(ec2; )t

le)st ()l4 "one; Ti#eline

Or*)ni3er current

Day 5 Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t)

$ee2 ' $()t is t(e 4uture o4 Cli#)te C()n*e

Day 56-5< What are the ecological

impacts of climate change?Define ecosystem serices

relate climate change to altered

ecological serices

&@plain why reducing climatechange is economically

responsible

Compare indiidual and class

ecofootprint to others in the world

Frainstorm ideas to reduce

footprint

Ecos-ste# 0ervices )n" Eco4oot,rints

&cosystem serices ideo: Econ 5 Ecos-ste# 0ervice

'atch the ideo &cological 8ootprint oeriew: &cological 8ootprint ideo

Calculate own ecofootprint

Ghttp://footprintnetwork.org/en/[email protected]/78/page/calculators/ H and class

ecofootprint using shared 7oogle spreadsheet.> 'hat do they mean Jow dothey compare to others around the globe

In"ivi"u)l re4lection on

07 cl)ssroo# )n"

in"ivi"u)l use o4

resources' 'hy s

reducing climate change

the responsibleeconomical; societal; and

enironmental decision for

?mericans Do you think it

is feasible 'hy or why

not

Day 5< Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t)

Day 52 How will people be affected

by climate change?

Cli#)te C()n*e I#,)cts on Peo,le

Hu#)n res,onses e8it

sli,' Jow will climate

http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm#toptenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I5u9rfUSLAhttp://uw.kqed.org/climatesurvey/index-kqed.phphttp://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/analysis-of-a-119-country-survey-predicts-global-climate-change-awareness/http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/analysis-of-a-119-country-survey-predicts-global-climate-change-awareness/http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/analysis-of-a-119-country-survey-predicts-global-climate-change-awareness/https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nD_NIeVpcVB4hU5p5USmzfukBNP51mLQ2IUjRfn44Gw/viewform?usp=send_form#start=openformhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nD_NIeVpcVB4hU5p5USmzfukBNP51mLQ2IUjRfn44Gw/viewform?usp=send_form#start=openformhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7LgPPtDWKohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_aguo7V0Q4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_aguo7V0Q4http://footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/http://hdgc.epp.cmu.edu/teachersguide/teachersguide.htm#toptenhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I5u9rfUSLAhttp://uw.kqed.org/climatesurvey/index-kqed.phphttp://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/analysis-of-a-119-country-survey-predicts-global-climate-change-awareness/http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/analysis-of-a-119-country-survey-predicts-global-climate-change-awareness/https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nD_NIeVpcVB4hU5p5USmzfukBNP51mLQ2IUjRfn44Gw/viewform?usp=send_form#start=openformhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7LgPPtDWKohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_aguo7V0Q4http://footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/


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Describe how climate change will

affect food production;

redistribution of populations; and

human health

&@plain why some populations

will be more adersely affected

change affect food

production; population

distribution; and human

health

Day 5E Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t)

Day 5E-+0 Te)# Con4erences : ,ro*ress c(ec2 : "ro9ect elements show significant work

progress and detail> #imeline reiewed and reorganied if necessary

$or2 ,ro*ress c(ec2; )t

le)st "one; Ti#eline

Or*)ni3er current

Day 5E-+0 What can we do about

climate change?

!se current obserations and

data drien models to predict

future impacts

Mustify the need for globalstrategies and cooperation

dentify constructie local and

indiidual actions

>B Cli#)te $i3)r" Bodeling climate outcomes based on three different

scenarios

Miti*)te )n" )"),t to Cli#)te C()n*e' /()t nee"s to be "one+

https://www+.epa.go/climatechange/kids/

http://www+.epa.go/climatechange/students/solutions/[email protected]

enn diagram of strategies

Bitigation s ?daptation

$ee2 F' 1inis( Project 4or Peer )n" Instructor !evie/

Day +1 What should our community

know about climate change?

dentify and characterie the

community to better tailor final

pro9ect

An)l-3e ")t) 4ro# Goo*le 0urve-s

Day +5 Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t)

Day +5-+4 Te)# Meetin*s )n" Con4erences : ,ro*ress c(ec2: 8inal pro9ect in last

stages of initial reisions

$or2 ,ro*ress c(ec2;

0(oul" be in revision

st)*es; 1in)l to="o list

cre)te"

Day +5-+4 $tudents effectiely

communicate their knowledge

and foster positie actions

1in)li3e Projects 4or ,eer revie/

https://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/students/solutions/index.htmlhttps://www3.epa.gov/climatechange/kids/http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/students/solutions/index.html


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Day + Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t)

Day + Projects Peer !evie/e" = each group peer reiews for one half of class period;

and presents pro9ect for one half GN15-1 min each small group presentationH

&ery pro9ect reiewed by at least two other teams scoring with final pro9ect

rubric

$tudents self score pro9ect.

nstructor also scores pro9ects on rubric and proides feedback


$ee2 ' !evise Project 4or 1in)l 0ub#ission

Day +6-

Day +2

$or2 on Project !evisions based on feedback from self; peer and instructor

Due at end of 'eek


Day +< Collect P(enolo*- Bu"burst D)t); Or*)ni3e ")t) )n" sub#it 8inal Data Aeport

In"ivi"u)l !e4lection

Question'

'hat types challenges will

species face in the futureas the climate continues to

change

Day +E 1INAL Projects ,resente" in cl)ss

Day 40 !et)2e initi)l 2no/le"*e )n" )ttitu"e surve-

Co#,lete BIE 0el4=re4lection C(ec2list

0el4=score ,roject on 4in)l rubric

%no/le"*e & Attitu"e

0urve-

BIE ,roject re4lection

s(eet

1in)l Projects 0()re" )t I1 E)rt( D)- ?

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