Changing Climate: Our Future, Our Choice
Provided by: Paleontological Research Institution|Published on: June 30, 2022
Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Type: Articles/Websites
Subjects: Biology, Earth and Space Sciences
Authors: Paleontological Research Institution
Region: North America, United States, Global
Languages: English
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Synopsis
- This online museum interactive exhibit uses text, photographs, interactive 3-D models, virtual reality capability, interactive maps, timelines, presentations, infographics, and animations to teach students about climate change.
- Students can work their way through sections on climate history, climate proxies, the greenhouse effect, climate impacts, and climate solutions.
Teaching Materials
Positives
- This online exhibit is engaging and well-designed.
- The exhibit is accessible for students who do not know much about climate change, but also detailed enough to appeal to students who have a broad knowledge of the subject.
Additional Prerequisites
- Teachers should be aware that the Share section allows students to submit a response about what climate change means to them, along with their first and last name. Students under 13 years old must supply a guardian's email address to submit a response.
Differentiation
- This resource is well suited for self-paced learning. Using their own devices, students can work their way through each section and then write a short paragraph about something in the exhibit that they already knew about and something they learned from the exhibit.
- Science teachers could use each of the sections individually to teach about a specific topic (e.g., climate proxies, the greenhouse effect).
- Other resources on this topic include this interactive textbook lesson on climate history, this lesson on the basics of Earth's climate and atmosphere, and this video on climate solutions.
The resource introduces students to climate change and how humans have accelerated the change, causing extreme conditions for organisms, the environment, and natural habitats. This is recommended for teaching.
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About the Partner Provider
Paleontological Research Institution
Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) is a national leader in Earth systems science education. They strive to help make sense of the present and potential future climate change, while also increasing understanding of global change in Earth’s past. Their programs focus on systems thinking, understanding scale and learning in your own backyard.
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