Earth & Space Science, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
In this multi-part activity, students examine ancient coastlines with contour maps, analyze projected sea level rise, answer questions about a video, and investigate coastal risk. Bay Area Sea Level Rise (.DOC) Bathymetry worksheet (.PDF)
Earth & Space Science, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change, Physical Science, PS3: Energy
Data and activity on transportation footprints. Clicking the link will download a Word (.DOC) file. Cars’ Carbon Footprint
Earth & Space Science, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
This short multiple-choice questionnaire is useful for assessing students’ knowledge. Clicking the link will download a Word (.DOC) file. Climate Literacy Survey
Earth & Space Science, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
This four-page document teaches the basics of ecological footprints and features a footprint score calculator. Clicking the link will download a PDF. How Big is My Ecological Footprint?
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
In these documents, teachers are given two examples of a similar activity. Think about how you can modify activities to make them more or less structured using these examples, and try them out in the classroom! Clicking the links will download the files. Sea Ice,...
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.C: The Roles of Water in Earth’s Surface Processes, ESS2.D: Weather and Climate, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
Students draw the location of ancient coastlines onto a bathymetric contour map. Mapping Ancient Coastlines
Earth & Space Science, ESS2: Earth's Systems, ESS2.A: Earth Materials and Systems, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
It doesn’t necessarily take a large quantity of a substance to have a significant effect. Contaminants in water and greenhouse gases in Earth’s atmosphere are commonly measured in parts per million (ppm) or parts per billion (ppb). In this activity, students...
Earth & Space Science, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
This activity teaches students the concept of “the tragedy of the commons.” Tragedy of the Commons article (.PDF)VideoFishing Game (.DOC)
Earth & Space Science, ESS3: Earth and Human Activity, ESS3.C: Human Impacts on Earth Systems, ESS3.D: Global Climate Change
Our Changing Climate: Vulnerability & Adaptation to the Increasing Risks from Climate Change in California highlights important new insights and data, using probabilistic and detailed climate projections and refined topographic, demographic, and land use...
