Paleoclimate: A History of Change
Description
Student Learning Targets
- Identify key factors influencing Earth’s climate, including solar radiation and the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases (such as carbon dioxide).
- Describe how and why Earth’s climate has changed over time.
- Summarize the concept of climate change and the factors that contribute to it.
Details
Estimated Time
One to two 50-minute class periods to complete the Click & Learn and its associated worksheet.
Key Terms
carbon dioxide (CO2), foraminifera, global warming, greenhouse effect, ice age, mass extinction, oxygen isotope, solar radiation
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Version History
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Curriculum Connections
NGSS (2013)
HS-ESS2-2, HS-ESS2-4, HS-ESS2-6, HS-ESS3-5; SEP4, SEP6
AP Biology (2015)
SP5, SP6, SP7
IB Biology (2016)
4.4
AP Environmental Science (2013)
II.D, VII.B
IB Environmental Systems and Societies (2017)
7.2
Common Core (2010)
ELA.RST.9–12.7
Math.N-Q.1, Math.A-CED.1; MP2
Vision and Change (2009)
CC5; DP1, DP4
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