The Atmosphere and Global Climate Change, Science Graduation Standard #7-- Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Scientific Information
Essential Questions for Unit 3: The Atmosphere and Global Climate Change -How do scientists study Earth's past climates? -How do scientists use science and technology to monitor the Earth's weather and climate? -What is the carbon cycle? -How are the carbon cycle and the Earth's climate connected to each other? -How do human activities impact the carbon cycle and Earth's climate? -How is climate change impacting Maine today, and how will climate change affect Maine in the future?
Class Notes and Activity Guides
Websites and Internet Resources
Video Links
START HERE! Weather and Climate: an Introduction-- download and open this document. Use the links in the digital version of the document to access the media (videos and weather maps) that you will use to answer the questions.
Video link to NOVA: Decoding the Weather Machine Two great videos on the carbon cycle: Bozeman Science here, NASA here.
Let's play the carbon cycle game, online version. Open this document, and then follow the link in that document to a website that contains the answers that you seek.