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Introduction to Climate Change: Why we should care

Author(s): Julia Kachanova1, Sarah Emery1

University of Louisville

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In this lesson, students cover the basics of climate change, interpret and predict several graphs that explain climate change scenarios under different treatment options, and reflect on an interview with plant ecologist Dr. Sarah Emery, who wrote…

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In this lesson, students cover the basics of climate change, interpret and predict several graphs that explain climate change scenarios under different treatment options, and reflect on an interview with plant ecologist Dr. Sarah Emery, who wrote the paper in focus in the lesson.

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Version 1.0 - published on 29 Aug 2024 doi:10.25334/R3MS-5715 - cite this

Keywords

  1. graph interpretation
  2. climate change
  3. Plant Ecology
  4. fmn
  5. data literacy
  6. BioGraphI
  7. representation in STEM
  8. Non Majors Intro Bio
  9. sand dunes

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  3. Activity Length
  4. Inclusive Pedagogy for Life Science Education
  5. QUBES Universal Design Tagging Ontology
  6. Open Science and Education Practices Ontology
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Description

This lesson was designed for a 75-minute class period with in-person delivery. The target student level is undergraduate biology non-majors. The lesson was designed for 250-300 students. 

The materials include an instructor guide (1_LessonGuide_ClimateChange), an in-class presentation (2_PresentationSlides_ClimateChange), a link to the interview with Dr. Emery (BioGraphI Interview with Dr. Sarah Emery).

Content learning objective(s) 

  1. Explain basic terms and information about climate change in a common language.

  2. Comprehend the causes, outcomes, mechanisms, and dynamics of climate change as a disturbance.  

 

Quantitative learning objective(s) 

  1. Interpret graphs and/or data figures related to the concepts from this lesson 

  2. Reflect on your perceptions about using graphs or figures in biology.

 

Diversity/equity/inclusion learning objective(s)

  1. To understand how climate change affects people’s lives: access to resources, income level, education, literacy, etc.

  2. Compare your own interests and/or identities to those of people who do biology.

  3. Reflect on your perceptions of people who do biology.

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