Global Warming
Leigh A Grass
EDT 530
Summer 2007
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What is Global Warming
Greenhouse effect interactivity
The Evidence
The Effects
How can you help?
Global Warming Quiz
In the Classroom
What is global warming?
• Global warming or climate change is the gradual
increase of the average temperature of the Earth
• The average temperature of the Earth's surface is
around 59˚F or 13 ˚C.
Greenhouse Gases in the atmosphere hold in heat
• Without these gases, the Earth’s surface temperature
would drop to around 0 ˚F.
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The Atmosphere
• The Earth is surrounded by a thin layer of gases
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide
• Nitrous Oxide
• Methane
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Greenhouse gases
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Atmosphere
• Supplies gases required for life
• Oxygen
• Carbon dioxide
• Offers protection from the sun’s ultraviolet radiation
• Helps control Earth’s temperature by trapping solar
energy next to the surface
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Click below to watch an interactivity on the
Greenhouse Effect
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The
Evidence
Before and
after pictures
of Montana’s
disappearing
glaciers
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If you would like watch other glaciers disappear in
before and after pictures,
Click here.
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The Effects
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Water levels will rise in oceans
The timing of the seasons will change
Increased spread of disease
Stronger hurricanes and storms
Animals change behavior
More plant and animal species will become extinct
Allergies get worse
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How can you help?
• Use fluorescent lighting in your home
• Drive a hybrid car
• Use alternative energy sources for electricity
and heat
• Green roofs
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Green roof
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Endangered
species
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species List
• Center for Biological Diversity
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Global Warming Blues
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Is Global warming a farce?
Visit these websites to learn more!
Global Warming Swindle
Global Warming Facts
Global Warming
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Global Warming Quiz!
1. What is the most common greenhouse gas
emitted from human activities?
Nitrous oxide
Methane
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
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Your answer is incorrect!!
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2. Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
are always bad for humans and the
environment.
True
False
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3. Click on the area where the infrared rays are.
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4. In which of the following ways do people
increase the concentration of greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere.
Cutting down trees
Driving gasoline-powered vehicles
Burning coal to generate electricity
All of the above
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5. Greenhouse gases cause global warming by:
Absorbing and reradiating heat from infrared rays
Causing the atmosphere to catch fire
Absorbing the water in the atmosphere
Reflecting solar rays
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Are you a part of
global warming
Retake the Quiz
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Are you contributing to the climate
change?
• Check your electric bills for the past year. For
each kWh allow 0.8kg of carbon dioxide.
• If you flew on a commercial plane in the last
year, add 0.35 kg for each kilometer flown for
each person who flew with you.
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In the classroom
• This presentation was created for middle or high
school level students as an introduction to global
warming or can be used as a classroom supplement.
After viewing this show, students should have
developed an awareness about global warming, what’s
causing it, the effects of it, and prevention strategies.
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Lessons and assessment ideas
• Debate the bias of global warming. Study both sides
of this scientific controversy and then share your
facts and information with your classmates.
• Act out the process of global warming
• Create a song or jingle about global warming.
• Perform an experiment, gather data and draw up your
own conclusions regarding global warming.
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Assessment
Quiz results, classroom discussion, peer
evaluation of lesson ideas, assorted classroom
rubrics.
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National Science Standards
Unifying Concepts and Processes (K-12)
– Consistency, change, and measure
• Life Science, Content Standard C (9-12):
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 Interdependence of organisms
 Matter, energy, and organization in living systems
 Behavior of organisms
Earth and Space Science, Content Standard D (9-12):
 Energy in the earth system
Science in Personal and Social Perspective, Content Standard F (9-12):
 Personal and community health
 Environmental quality
 Science and technology in local, national, and global changes
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The Learners
Kinesthetic-students can act out the process of
global warming.
Auditory-Sounds clips and music are embedded
in the show and students can create their own
song or jingle.
Visual-Graphic images and interactives are
available for those learners who are
more visual.
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Citations for Pictures
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Animated graphics are from Animation factory-www.animationfactory.com. Taken 11July 2007.
Polar Bear-http://www.un.org/works/environment/animalplanet/polarbear.html. Taken July 12, 2007
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Flowers- http://www.fws.gov/endangered/Taken July 12, 2007
Greenhouse Effect-http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/images/global_warming/ghouse_effect.jpg. Taken July 10,
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Montana’s glaciers- http://www.livescience.com/environment/060324_glacier_melt.html. Taken July 12, 2007.
Agassiz glacier 1913, 2005- http://www.livescience.com/environment/060324_glacier_melt.html. Taken July 12,
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Green Roof- http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/08/01/chicago-green. Taken July 12, 2007.
Melting Glaciers. http://www.locustfork.net/blog/melting_glaciers2.jpgTaken july 15, 2007.
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References
• Methane. 12 July 2007 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methane
• Nitrous Oxide. 12 July
2007 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefoxa&rls=org.mozilla:enUS:official&hs=ud7&defl=en&q=define:Nitrous+Oxide&sa=X&oi=gl
ossary_definition&ct=title
• Climate Change Quiz. July 11, 2006
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/quiz_global_warming.html
• Gore, Al. An Inconvenient Truth. New York, NY: Viking, 2007.
• American Chemical Society. Chemistry in the Community. United
States of America: W.H. Freeman and Company, 2006.
Carbon Dioxide- CO2
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Accounts for 80% of greenhouse gases
emissions
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Carbon cycle
Burning fossil fuels
Deforestation
Cement production
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Methane-CH4
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Volcanic activity
More information on
Natural gas fields
Methane
Solid waste landfills
Byproduct of biomass
One of the ingredients found in a burp!
Read this article:
Cows that burp less aid climate fight!
Methane
• The early atmosphere of the Earth
had 1000x more methane that what is
has now and therefore, no life existed
on the planet.
• Oxygen was not produced until
photosynthetic bacteria evolved at a
later time.
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Nitrous Oxide- N2O
• A gas that is emitted from the following sources:
– Burning fossil fuels
– Use of fertilizers
– Burning biomass
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– Can be used as a mild anesthetic for minor
surgeries
Also known as laughing gas!!