Climate Change Connections

This module is composed of three related activities that introduce students to climate change's complexity from a conceptual standpoint. In the first activity, students work in small groups to explore the global nature of climate change by locating climate change impacts and drivers on a world map. In the second and third activities, students make a concept map and explain common climate change terms. The activities clarify the interactions between people, biology, and the physical aspects of the Earth with respect to the causes and consequences of climate change. A basic understanding of greenhouse gases and their primary emission sources is beneficial, but the small group activities will enable students and teachers to coteach each other about the topics so the module will accommodate students and facilitators with different background knowledge. These highly interactive small group activities emphasize collaborative learning and are suitable for high school, introductory college, and for community teach-in events.

本模块由三个相互关联的环节构成，旨在从概念层面引导学生认识气候变化的复杂性。在第一个环节中，学生分组合作，通过在世界地图上定位气候变化的影响因素和驱动因素，探讨气候变化的全球性。在第二个和第三个环节中，学生绘制概念图并解释常见的气候变化术语。这些活动阐明了人类、生物与地球的物理特性在气候变化成因与后果之间的相互作用。对温室气体及其主要排放源的基本理解大有裨益，但小组活动将使学生与教师能够相互教学，从而本模块能够容纳具有不同背景知识的学生和引导者。这些高度互动的小组活动强调协作学习，适用于高中、大学入门课程以及社区教学活动。