SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE

9 April 2012 FW 481 Abigail Lynch

Comparison of learning methods on student satisfaction and information retention

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Comparison of learning methods on student satisfaction and information retention Research Objective:

Present material with three learning methods Traditional Lecture Jig-Saw Problem-based Learning

Compare student satisfaction with information retention

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SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE

9 April 2012 FW 481 Abigail Lynch

Objectives

Identify scientific evidence to support climate change

Identify scientific evidence to support ANTHROPOGENIC climate change

Understand why climate change is controversial

Be able to explain climate change to a “non-believer”

Outline

Scientific evidence of climate change (5 min.)

Discuss Posts in pairs (5 min.)

Discuss Posts as a class (5 min.)

Scientific evidence of anthropogenic climate

change (10 min.)

Discuss climate change in the context of

globalization (10 min.)

Why is climate change controversial? (15 min.)

Discuss to explain climate change to a “non-

believer” (10 min.)

Prep for next class (1 min.)

Survey (10 min.)

Red = “active”

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate Change

Temperature

Glaciers

Spring snow

cover

Arctic sea ice

Sea levelhttp://www.climate.gov/#education/multimedia

SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE FOR ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE

•If no, how would you argue this to someone who “believes” in climate change?

•If yes, how would you argue this to someone who doesn’t “believe” in climate change?

Is there scientific evidence to support anthropogenic climate change?

Post Discussion

Greenhouse gases

Fossil fuel use Melting ice

caps, extreme weather

Deforestation Sea level rise,

warming global temperatures

Temperature Anomalies

IPCC 2007

IPCC 2007

Extreme weather events

IPCC 2007

Radiative Forcings

Greenhouse Effect

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxUK2TizQ4g

Enhanced Greenhouse Effect

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 40% increase since

the industrial revolution

Sources: fossil fuel use, deforestation

Methane (CH4) 8x stronger effect

than CO2

Sources: energy, rice paddies, waste

Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Source: fertilizer

IPCC 2007

WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE?

Globalization context

Causes: Fossil fuels (Energy)

Transportation Manufacturing Electricity

Deforestation Agriculture Urbanization Natural resource

extraction Waste

Impacts: Refugees Resource shortages

Water Food

Circulation patterns Mitigation:

E.g., sea level rise Adaptation

HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN CLIMATE CHANGE TO A “NON-BELIEVER”?

The Skeptics

Climatedepot.org

Steve Schneider and the Skeptics

http://www.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/watchonline/401/The-Sceptics

Why is climate change controversial?

Like evolution, climate change has become a battle of “belief.” De-“sciencizes” the issue; scientists lose

authority. Mitigation asks people to act

against their immediate self interests.

Climate change is “inconvenient” to political agendas.

HOW WOULD YOU EXPLAIN CLIMATE CHANGE TO A “NON-BELIEVER”?

Scientific evidence of climate change

Change: February 2012 marks the 324th consecutive

month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. (NOAA)

The last month with below average temperatures was February 1985. (NOAA)

Anthropogenic change: Observed warming over the last 50 years is

very likely due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentration. (IPCC)

Fossil fuel use, deforestation, agriculture, waste.

Objectives

Identify scientific evidence to support climate change

Identify scientific evidence to support ANTHROPOGENIC climate change

Understand why climate change is controversial

Be able to explain climate change to a “non-believer”

Next Class

Jig-Saw Before class:

Read your assigned chapter Post on the objective of the

chapter During class:

Discuss with those that also read the article

Switch groups and discuss your article with people who haven’t read it

Full class discussion on the articles

•Use your pseudonym•Be honest – we appreciate your suggestions •Thank you!

Survey