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Topic: Climate Change
Time: December through mid-February

Learning Journal
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Where have we been and where are we going?
Climate Change Group Topic Brainstorming Period 1
Climate Change Group Topic Brainstorming Period 5
Climate Change Group Topic Brainstorming Period 6


Topic Peer Editing

How to write an EOC B Slides
How to write an EOC B Handout

IRR - Rubric Row 1 Advice and example
IRR - Rubric Row 2 Advice and example
IRR - Rubric Row 3 Advice and examples

Signposting and Sentence Stems


AGW (Anthropogenic, or human-caused, Global Warming) is a factual reality not a political stance.

"Multiple studies published in peer-reviewed scientific journals show that 97 percent or more of actively publishing climate scientists agree: Climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities." (Scientific Consensus Facts - NASA)

"Effects that scientists had predicted in the past would result from global climate change are now occurring."(Effects - NASA)
 

The window to reduce emissions is closing.  According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a report authored by 91 scientists from 40 countries across the world, we must find a way to limit global warming to 1.5°C or the heating might not be reversible.  This will require “rapid and far-reaching transitions in land, energy, industry, buildings, transport, and cities. Global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching ‘net zero’ around 2050." 

Action must be taken.  In this unit you will pick a specific effect of AGW and research the best solutions that we can take to tackle our most pressing problem.

Introduction to Climate Change


Impact (list will continue to grow)
  • Ocean surface acidification
  • Sea level rise
  • Warmer Ocean
  • Coastal flooding
  • Increased extreme weather events
  • Droughts
  • Smog
  • Frost Free Seasons 
Possible Solutions (list will continue to grow)
  • Reduce emissions
  • intergovernmental cooperation
  • corporate cooperation
  • Solar Power
  • Wind Power
  • Electric Cars
  • Recycling
  • Public transportation
  • Eat less meat
  • Eat locally

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  • Home
    • WHS LMC
    • BPL Databases
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    • Article of the Week
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  • Syllabus
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    • 2020-2021 Calendar
  • Units
    • Welcome to AP Seminar
    • Unit 1a: Research
    • Unit 1b: Reading - EOC A
    • Unit 1c: Writing
    • Unit 2: Writing the EOC B
    • Unit 3a: Mock IRR
    • Unit 3b: Mock TMP
    • Unit 4: IRR
    • Unit 5: TMP
    • Unit 6: IWA
    • Unit 7: IMP
  • JoS at WHS
  • About
    • About the Galushas
    • Contact Us
    • New Literacy
    • A Letter about Reading