Electronic Visualization
Global Warming

Lesson One
Introduction to Global Warming

  • Brief Description
  • Objectives
  • Materials and Resources
  • Activity Description
  • Internet Resources

  • Brief Description

        Students gather information about global warming and climate changes in preparation for future lessons on the Greenhouse Effect. During this lesson, students will read about global warming using printed and on-line resources. Students should conclude this lesson with a grasp of the issues and concerns of how global warming might affect life on this planet.

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    Objectives

    Students will:

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    Materials and Resources

        In developing our lessons and activities, we made some assumptions about the hardware and software that would be available in the classroom for teachers who visit the LETSNet Website. We assume that teachers using our Internet-based lessons or activities have a computer (PC or Macintosh) with the necessary hardware components (mouse, keyboard, and monitor) as well as software (operating system, TCP/IP software, networking or dial-up software, e-mail and a World Wide Web client program, preferably Netscape, but perhaps Mosaic or Lynx). In the section below, we specify any "special" hardware or software requirements for a lesson or activity (in addition to those described above) and the level of Internet access required to do the activity.

    1. Special hardware requirements: None.
    2. Special software requirements: None.
    3. Internet access: Medium-speed (28,000 BPS via modem) or High-speed (greater than 1 MBPS via network).
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    Activity Description

        Students work alone or in small groups and research global warming and climate changes. Students can use printed or on-line resources (see Internet Resources below) to learn about global warming, changes in the earth's climate over time, atmospheric models that predict future changes, terminology, and possible impacts of global warming on the earth.

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    Internet Resources for Students

    Internet Resources for Teachers

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