Students examine the science of climate change — the greenhouse effect, the evidence for a warming planet, its human causes, and its impacts — building the data literacy to understand one of the defining issues of their generation.
Students will be able to…
Earth’s climate has always changed — but the data show it is now warming faster than natural cycles can explain. What is driving it, and how do scientists know?
Project each item and have students analyze the science of climate change. The tool explains the greenhouse effect, evidence, and causes.
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Earth’s climate always changes — so why is now different?
Students investigate.
Teacher explains.
Apply.
Three quick checks.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (High School Earth & Environmental Science) and Common Core literacy in science.
Analyze results from global climate models to make evidence-based forecasts.
Use a model to describe how human activity affects Earth’s systems and climate.
Use a model to describe how energy flow drives climate.
Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information, including quantitative data.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students analyze ice-core data showing how atmospheric CO₂ and temperature have changed over hundreds of thousands of years. A printable climate-data sheet is in the Science library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.