Category: Global Systems Science
Online curriculum books for high school science pertinent to key societal issues
CC4C. Stay Current—What Is Global Warming?
Stay current for Chapter 4 { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources (bottom of page). 2024-04-10. Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening? [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/climate/ocean-heat-records.html] By Delger Erdenesanaa, The New York Times. Excerpt: The ocean has now broken temperature records every day for more than a year. And so far, […]
CC3C. Stay Current—What Are the Greenhouse Gases?
Staying current for Chapter 3 { Climate Change Contents } See Non-chronological resources for this chapter (bottom of page). 2024-06-01. Nitrogen-using bacteria can cut farms’ greenhouse gas emissions. By DIANA GITIG, Ars Technica. Excerpt: Microbes in soil convert nitrogen fertilizer into nitrous oxide, and the more nitrogen fertilizer they have to work with, the more […]
CC2C. Stay Current—What’s So Special About CO2?
Staying current for Chapter 2. { Climate Change Contents } See non-chronological resources for this chapter (bottom of page). 2016-12-13. NASA Releases New Eye-Popping View of Carbon Dioxide. By NASA. Excerpt: …The 3-D visualization reveals in startling detail the complex patterns in which carbon dioxide in the atmosphere increases, decreases and moves around the globe over […]
CC1C. Stay Current—What Is the Greenhouse Effect?
Staying current for Chapter 1 { Climate Change Contents } Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 on climate change and the greenhouse effect. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wp-WiNXH6hI] Youtube. 2021-10-05. Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Study of Humanity’s Role in Changing Climate. Source: By Cade Metz, Marc Santora and Cora Engelbrecht, The New York Times. Excerpt: The work of Syukuro […]
CC10.4. Your Vote on Energy Measures
{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } Most laws are made to promote the well-being of the country’s citizens, but in practice, it is not that simple. Legislators and voters must ask, “Whose well-being are we looking out for, and what is the best way to accomplish our goals?” There are often […]
CC10. What Do YOU Think About Climate Change?
Chapter 10 { Climate Change Contents } We have considered actions by the U.S. government and other governments to slow global climate change. It’s important to recognize, however, that it is not just government officials who can make a difference. Every person in the world contributes to the changing atmosphere, and people in industrialized countries […]
CC9.2. U.S. and Kyoto
{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } In the United States, the Kyoto Protocol received mixed reviews. President Clinton signed the agreement. However, in order to have the force of law, the protocol needed to be ratified by two-thirds of the 100 members of the Senate. Various views were expressed. Sen. Joseph […]
CC9.1. Congressional Hearing, 1993
{ Climate Change Contents } { All GSS Books } In November 1993, a Congressional hearing was conducted to consider the president’s plan. The people asking questions are members of Congress—not scientists. They ask and expect the scientists to give them answers they can understand. Although this material is now more historical in nature, the […]
CC09. What Are Governments Doing About Climate Change?
Chapter 9 { Climate Change Contents } Governments are often looked to for the regulation of the “commons,” finite resources that are owned by no one but consumed by all. Global warming affects all countries to varying degrees. However, the issues are complex and controversial. What constitutes the “commons” and what actions ought governments take […]
CC8. What Are the Consequences of Global Warming?
Chapter 8 { Climate Change Contents } Two of the controversial scientific questions from the previous chapter merit a chapter unto themselves—the ones that concern the effects of global warming: I. Has the Warming Caused Any Noticeable Effects So Far? A variety of environmental changes have been observed by scientists around the globe that provide strong […]