A planet under siege: Are we changing earth's climate

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:6624181

Sneider, C; Golden, R

Global Systems Science is an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand problems of global impact. The big ideas'' of science are stressed, such as the concept of an interacting system, co-evolution of the atmosphere and life, and the important role that individuals can play in both affecting and protecting our vulnerable global environment. The target audience for this course encompasses the entire range of high school students from s nine tough twelve. The course involves students actively in learning. Global Systems Science is divided into five volumes. Each volume contains laboratory experiments; home investigations; descriptions of recent scientific work; historical background; and consideration of the political, economic, and ethical issues associated with each problem area. Collectively, these volumes constitute a unique combination of studies in the natural and social sciences from which high school students may view the global environmental problems that they will confront within their lifetimes. Collectively, they constitute a unique combination of studies in the natural and social sciences through which high school students may view the global environmental problems that they will confront within their lifetimes. The five volumes are: A Planet Under Siege: Are We Changing Earths Climate; A History of Fire and Ice: The Earth's Climate System; Energy Paths: Use and Conservation of Energy; Ecological Systems: Evolution and Interdependence of Life; and, The Case of the Missing Ozone: Chemistry of the Earth's Atmosphere.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Berkeley, CA (United States). Lawrence Hall of Science
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FC03-90ER61010
• OSTI ID: 6624181
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/61010-T6-Vol.1-Teacher-Guide
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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