Global Warming - objectives

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Global Warming - objectives

• Students should practise their research skills,
  and their ability to choose appropriate and
  relevant information.
• Students should look at the evidence for human
  enhanced greenhouse effect.
• Students should look at the case for natural
  climate change, as suggested by Milankovitch
• Students should evaluate the 2 hypotheses

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Connect your learning

• Review of the Insolation factors examination
  question. Collect in the essay on the
  applications and limitations of the tri-cellular
  model

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Year 13 Independent Study Task

• In the Kyoto climate change conference a motion
  was ratified by the majority of countries to cut
  CO2 emissions in an attempt to slow down and
  eventually reverse global warming. The USA
  refused to sign the treaty despite producing most
  of the worlds CO2 emissions and claimed that
  there could be other causes of climate change, if
  climate was changing at all. A huge debate still
  rages over whether or not our planet is warming
  up, and if it is what might be causing it. It is
  your job to produce a report of not more than 800
  words on the topic of climate change, in order to
  clear up the debate on the issue.
• In your report you should include information on
  the following
• Natural Climate change Milankovitch cycles,
  impact of volcanic explosions on climate
• Past Changes in global climate, including hot
  periods and ice ages
• The greenhouse effect, how it works, how human
  activity is contributing to it
• The predicted impacts of climate change on the UK
  and globally
• Your conclusions, are the USA right? Why?
• You should include maps, diagrams and graphs in
  your report. You can use the books in the
  Geography department, and research the topic on
  the Internet.

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• The following internet sites are particularly
  useful and will stop the need to search the
  internet
• http//globalwarming.enviroweb.org/
• Excellent Web site outlining the basics of Global
  Warming http//www.greenpeace.org/climate/index.
  html (not working)
• web site including an environmentalist
  http//www.panda.org/climate/
• http//www.atmos.washington.edu/dennis/OCC_graphi
  cs.html
• For down loads of images on global warming and
  Milankovitch Cycles (as on handout)
• http//deschutes.gso.uri.edu/rutherfo/milankovitc
  h.html
• Information on Milankovitch cycles
• http//yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/cont
  ent/index.html
• Brilliant site exploring the knowns and unknowns
  of climate change
• http//www.sovereignty.net/p/clim/cctutorial.htm
• http//www.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/0,12374,78
  2494,00.html
• The Guardians back catalogue of articles.
• http//www.climatehotmap.org/
• Click-able map revealing the potential impacts of
  Global Warming for different places globally

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