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Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast: Teacher's Resource Manual.
Carl M. Raab and Jane E. S. Sokolow. New York, N.Y.: American Museum of Natural History, Education Department, 1992.
Recommended grade level:
5-8+.
The teacher's resource manual Global Warming: Understanding the Forecast was designed to serve as an introduction to an exhibition on the causes and effects of global warming shown in the early 1990s at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The exhibition was jointly sponsored by the museum and by the Environmental Defense Fund. This guide offers about 20activities and much useful information, including a 12-page background section for the teacher, on global warming. It includes simple classroom activities for students in elementary through high school, a demonstration experiment on the greenhouse effect, and a resource list.
Activities for middle school students, for example, include setting up minigreenhouses in mayonnaise jars and comparing the temperature inside and outside the greenhouses over time; reading and interpreting a graph to understand trends in the earth's climate; and demonstrating how solar energy can be used to heat water and spin the blades of a radiometer. Many of the activities intended for high school students--such as reading and interpreting data about greenhouse gases--could also be done at the middle school level. Each activity includes a 1- or 2-paragraph introduction, procedures, and conclusions.
Price:
$5.
Publisher/supplier:
American Museum of Natural History.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
Topic Index listings linked to this entry
Use these listings to find related entries.
Climate, Environmental Sciences: Earth's Ecosystems, ~ Global Awareness for Students (GAS): Studies in Climate, Earth Sciences: Concepts and Challenges in Earth Science, ~ Exploring Earth's Weather, ~ Glencoe Earth Science, ~ The Evolution of a Planetary System, ~ Global Climates--Past, Present, and Future: Activities for Integrated Science Education, Multi & Applied Sciences: The Local Environment, ~ Science 2000: Grade 6, ~ Science 2000: Science 2 (Grade 8), ~ Climate and Farming, ~ Earth and Physical Science: Content and Learning Strategies, ~ Forecasting the Future: Exploring Evidence for Global Climate Change.
Global warming, Life Sciences: The Lives of Plants, Environmental Sciences: Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect, ~ Global Awareness for Students (GAS): Studies in Climate, Earth Sciences: Hands-On Geology: K-12 Activities and Resources.
Greenhouse effect, Physical Sciences: Heat Energy, Life Sciences: Glencoe Life Science, Environmental Sciences: Global Warming and the Greenhouse Effect, ~ Environmental Issues: Intermediate, ~ The Environment: The Science and Politics of Protecting Our Planet, Earth Sciences: Project Earth Science: Astronomy, ~ Global Climates--Past, Present, and Future: Activities for Integrated Science Education, ~ Student Activities in Meteorology (SAM), Multi & Applied Sciences: Hot Water and Warm Homes from Sunlight, ~ Minds-on Science: For the Sake of the Nation.
Solar energy, Physical Sciences: Heat Energy, ~ Energy Bridges to Science, Technology and Society, ~ Renewables Are Ready: A Guide to Teaching Renewable Energy in Junior and Senior High School Classrooms, Life Sciences: Power Plants: A Plant-Based Energy Curriculum for Grades 5 through 8, Earth Sciences: Solar Energy, ~ Solar Energy, Multi & Applied Sciences: Science Projects in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency: A Guide for Elementary and Secondary School Teachers.
