Lesson Plan: Global Warming
Is human activity bringing about alarming global warming scenarios and related catastrophes? Or is such thinking a myth brought about by flawed or incomplete science? Finding the answers to these questions has turned global warming into a highly politicized and contentious issue.Use the NOW Classroom standards-linked lesson on global warming to help students research and form credible opinions. This lesson is designed for social studies, debate, language arts, government/citizenship, and current events classes, grades 9-12. » View the full lesson plan [pdf] Also feel free to show NOW on PBS programs related to global warming to inspire discussion, critical thinking, and debate. Interview with the producer of "An Inconvenient Truth" along with related links Explores the effects of global warming on the Alaska and our moral responsibility to the planet Could a new effort to fight global warming save money and create jobs at the same time? Looks at how California is legislating auto emissions and taking steps to save the environment on the state level Profiles the use of biodiesel and Willie Nelson's role in its development GLOBAL WARMING
The BasicsON THE WEB Pew: Regional Impacts of Climate Change International Panel on Climate Change Pew: Science Behind Global Warming Map of Global Hotspots Politics & Policy 2008 Presidential Candidates on Global Warming Global Warming Arguments Efforts to Halt Global Warming U.S. Congress International Community 3C Initiative Business Environmental Leadership Council Robert Redford interview discussing the advantages of businesses going "green" Senator Jeff Bingaman on America's Energy Policy Discussion of America's energy policy related to global warming Other NOW resources Five Questions with Environmental Writer Tom Philpott Philpott answers five questions about alternative energy sources Stepping Up on Climate Control Profiles "Step it Up" and the national campaign to combat global warming Interview with Bill McKibben: National Day of Climate Action Interview with Bill McKibben discussing the National Day of Climate Action and what he believes we must do to combat global warming Climate Change and the Media Senate Hearings Examines the role of the media and expert claims that the dangers of global warming are exaggerated by the media |