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- The
Topic:
- Global
Warming
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- Easier - The
surface of the earth has been warming, the average
temperature increasing, for several years. People
studying this do not agree on the cause of the
warming trend. Some say that man has caused the
change; others claim that it is a natural
trend.
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- Harder - For
several years believers and skeptics have argued
about the causes of global warming. The problem is
complicated because believers warn that man-made
causes if left to advance too far may be
irreversible. Reduction of the rainforests,
continued growth in hydrocarbon industries,
increases in livestock, and depletion of the ozone
are all considered factors in the debate. Skeptics
maintain that the climate change is a natural
phenomenon, that man's effect on nature is largely
overrated. The fact is that for several years, the
earth's temperature is rising. The problem remains
in deciding what if anything we can do about
it.
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- Earth
on Fire (NASA Classroom of the
Future)
- http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/carbon/earthfire.html
- Are our industrial and agricultural
practices changing Earth's climate? You'll
examine humankind's impact on the global
environment as well as Earth's past in an
attempt to answer this important question.
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- Global
Warming at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
- http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/
- This site presents information on the very
broad issue of climate change and global
warming.
- Similar Websites:
- 2) Global Warming/Climate Change Theme Page
at Community Learning Network
- http://www.cln.org/themes/global_warming.html
- 3) Global Warming at Environmental Defense
http://www.edf.org/programs/GRAP/
- 4) Global Warming Central at Pace
University
- http://www.law.pace.edu/env/energy/globalwarming.html
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- Global
Warming at Skepticism.Net
- http://www.skepticism.net/global_warming/index.html
- If some environmentalists are to be
believed, we are on the verge of massive global
climate change which will see a significant rise
in sea levels, chaotic weather patterns, and
catastrophic droughts all caused by small
increase in global average temperature. This
site provides links to resources skeptical of
those sort of doomsday scenarios.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Global Warming: Scientific Debate at Idea
House: National Center. for Policy Analysis
http://www.public-policy.org/~ncpa/hotlines/global/gwhot1.html
- 3) Global Warming: Fact or Fiction http://www.ameritech.net/users/storm8/global.htm
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- Warming
of the Earth from Woods Hole Research
Center
- http://www.whrc.org/globalwarming/warmingearth.htm
- This site is a beginner's guide to
understanding the issue of global warming.
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- After visiting several of the
websites, complete one or more of these
activities:
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- Learn While Playing Games. Have
fun learning at Global
Warming Games.
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- Complete a Global Warming
WebQuest. Adapt or follow the
instructions found at one of the following
webQuest sites.
- 1) Earth on Fire (Classroom of the
Future) http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/carbon/earthfire.html
- 2) Global Warming WebQuest by Kelly
Susi http://www.itsco.org/webquest/class/kelly/index.html
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- Debate Global Warming. Research
the issue, then pick a side - believer or
skeptic - and debate the threat of global
warming.
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- Write About a 'Day in the
Future.' After learning about issues
related to global warming, write what life
will be like in a hundred years. Focus on
energy sources, types of energy
conversions employed, and the effects of
any climate changes on daily life.
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- Create a Poster on Global
Warming. After identifying whether you
are a believer or skeptic with regard to
global warming issues and threats, create
a poster that conveys you
perspectives.
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Global
Warming: The great Debate (1999 ThinkQuest
Project)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/27037/english/index.html
- This project provides information about the
greenhouse effect and its relationship to global
warming.
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- Heat
Watch (1998 ThinkQuest Project)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/17471/
- This site explains what global warming is,
the causes, the dangers, suggests possible
solutions, and allows you to quiz yourself on
the material.
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- Influence
of Greenhouse Effect (1998 ThinkQuest Project)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/22710/
- The main cause of global warming seems to be
the greenhouse effect, related to the byproducts
of burning of fossil fuels for energy.
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- Lots More Sites
- Climate
Change Champaign (World Wide Fund For Nature)
- http://www.panda.org/climate/
- This site focuses on issues related to
global warming; causes, impact, and
solutions.
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- Effects
of Global Warming
- http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1848/global.html
- This article discusses the degree of
destruction caused by global warming,
contributing factors to warming, and what we can
do to decrease the current rate of global
warming.
- Other Global Warming Articles:
- 2) Are Human Activities Causing Global
Warming? at George C. Marshall Institute
http://www.marshall.org/Warming.html
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- Global
Change at Athena
- http://inspire.ospi.wednet.edu:8001/curric/land/global/index.html
- This instructional material provides
information and activities about global
change.
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- Global
Warming
- (National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, National Climate Data Center)
- http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/ol/climate/globalwarming.html
- This facts-sheet site addresses issues such
as buildup of greenhouse gases; evidence,
attribution, and prediction of climate change;
and the impacts of climate change.
- Another Related NOAA Website:
- 2) Paleo Perspective on Global Warming
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/paleo/globalwarming/home.html
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- Global
Warning at Teachon
- http://www.teachon.com/lib.earth.warm.html
- This links-site connects to several global
warming sites.
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- Global
Warming: Focus on the Future
- http://www.enviroweb.org/edf/
- Here you can find out what global warming is
and how you can help stop it.
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- Global
Warming Information
- http://www.globalwarming.org/index.htm
- This huge site has lots of up-to-date
information on global warming. Be sure to check
out their 'Student Research Page.'
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- Global
Warming: Understanding the Forecast
- http://www.edf.org/pubs/Brochures/GlobalWarming/
- This is the interactive version of an
award-winning exhibition on the greenhouse
effect developed by EDF and the American Museum
of Natural History.
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- Greenhouse
Effect
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Parthenon/5173/greenhouse_effect.html
- This website has information about the
greenhouse effect, the difference between ozone
depletion and global warming, and looks at
solutions.
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- Is
Earth Overheating? at Earth in the Balance
(World Book)
- http://www.worldbook.com/fun/wbla/earth/html/ed05.htm
- Examine the natural and human causes of
climate change, review the greenhouse effect,
and study possible effects of global
warming.
- Related Website:
- 2) Global Warming Issue http://www.worldbook.com/fun/wbla/earth/html/ed09.htm
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- Ozone
Hole Tour (Centre for Atmospheric Science,
Univ. of Cambridge)
- http://www.atm.ch.cam.ac.uk/tour/
- Dramatic loss of ozone in the lower
stratosphere over Antarctica was first noticed
in the 1970s by a research group from the
British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
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- Public
Perceptions of Global Warming by Richard Berk
- http://www.gcrio.org/ASPEN/science/eoc94/EOC2/EOC2-2.html
- What do people value about climate? How
important is climate to things people
value?
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- What's
Up with the Weather? (Nova and Frontline, a PBS
Website)
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/
- The overwhelming majority of scientists
agree: earth's temperature has risen during the
past century. But is it due to man's use of
fossil fuel energy? And if so, how can we
prevent the catastrophic results that some
scientists predict if global warming
continues?
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- Websites For Teachers
- Bird's
Eye View: Global Warming by Constance Hughes
(Grade 9-12)
- http://www.nashville-
- schools.davidson.k12.tn.us/CurriculumAwards/Glencliff/birdsEyeView.htm
- Students will research global warming; then
students can put their knowledge to the test
with either a classroom debate, web page, e-mail
connection, and/or written essays about the
effects.
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- Global
Warming
- http://www.repp.com/support/register/hot/globres.htm
- This links-site connects to lesson and
activity plans for teaching about global
warming.
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- Global
Warming at WeatherEye
- http://test.weathereye.org/expert/warming/index.html
- This lesson examines what global warming is
and why there is serious debate about it. There
are two sides of the global warming argument:
believers who think that global warming is a
huge environmental threat, and skeptics who say
that global warming doesn't even exist.
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global warming
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air pollution
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temperature
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methane
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carbon dioxide
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greenhouse
effect
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deforestation
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climate lag
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water vapor
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climate change
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photosynthesis
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ozone
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trees
& forests
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absorption
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biomass
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carbon cycle
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carbon sink
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atmosphere
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weather
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emissions
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Mauna Loa
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solar radiation
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pollutant
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stratosphere
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light
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ozone depletion
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theory
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fossil fuel
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greenhouse gases
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troposphere
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energy types
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energy sources
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energy conversion
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skeptics
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believers
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environment
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson,
1/99
- Updated,
6/00
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