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Webquest to accompany Glencoe's "Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe" Unit 7: Resources and the Environment

Polar Science Curriculum Resources

"A carbon footprint is an estimate of the climate change impact of activity - such as making a product, living a lifestyle or running a company."

Graphic representation of current, per capita, cumulative, and intensity of carbon emissions

A Nice video from FRAM - High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, on a project to measure albedo in Greenland., was spotted by my colleagues at IPF. Brings science in a very informative, clear, well shot and edited way, with good presenters:

"Q&A: carbon capture and storage How does it work, which countries are leading technological developments, and what is the future for CCS?"

"An increase in glacial meltwater atop the Matterhorn is causing large pieces of rock to tumble from the iconic Alpine mountain, a new study has found. "

Indigenous observations of Arctic environment change. an excellent read. Not an ebook, but you can read it online.

"Global warming has been a topic of concern and much controversy for many years. Whatever the disagreements have been in the past, most scientists and policy makers now recognize that if the Earth's surface temperatures continue to rise as much as they have in the past decade or so, then many parts of the world could face dire consequences, including food and water shortages, coastal flooding, and health consequences. Based on the Koshland Science Museum's exhibit Global Warming: Facts and Our Future, the following webquest will allow students to learn firsthand how society and environment might be impacted by global warming and how to help people make better decisions regarding all the complicated issues surrounding climate change, energy use, and available policy options. Students will take on the role of scientist, business leader, or policy maker and be part of a climate action team, which will make some of the same discoveries and decisions that are made in the "real world" every day. "

Polar Science Curriculum Resources

This site came about as a result of the friendship between three people - Peter Lourie, Paul and Jody Shepson. Their passionate concern about climate change and love for the natural environment, and a grant from the National Science Foundation to Paul, created the opportunity to capture, in the form of "Video Storytelling," the voices of the Arctic, and the scientists who study it.

from the Post Carbon Institute: 'Ever wondered how to efficiently talk to folks who say we have PLENTY of fossil fuels to extract? Here's a highly informative piece. AlterNet's great Tara Lohan talks to Richard Heinberg about this and much more.'

"A new animation developed by researchers at the University of Hawaii's International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) illustrates the likely path of the spreading field of debris caused by retreating waves from last year's gigantic tsunami in Japan."

New-ish site from National Geographic, it's a source of current news rather than an educator resource. But teachers need these too.