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Activities for Teaching Climate Change

Activities: On the fields, In the atmosphere, At sea, In school, In the forest

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Examples for Activities:

On the fields:

Photosynthesis, I measure it! 

Ages tested: 14+ (?)
Time: 1 day
Language: English, Italian
Material: specialized
Author: Antonio Raschi, Francesca Ugolini, CarboSchools
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Link: Phosynthesis I measure it! (Italian) English: pdf, 204 kB
Keywords: instructions, schoolco2web, photosynthesis

Natural springs of CO₂ as didactic laboratory 

The doline of Bossoleto is a place with high concentration of atmospheric CO₂ (as high as 75% in some place!). Advantages of this doline are that you can make many experiments to show the greenhouse effect due to CO2 and effects on CO2 to plants and animals. Description of these experiments can give you ideas for experiments in schools.
Caution: be very careful with high concentrations of CO₂; they can be very dangerous! It is recommended to never breath air with CO₂ above 0.2% (2000 ppm).

Ages tested: 14+
Time: 30 minutes on the spot.
Language: English
Material: specialized, specially the spot
Author: Antonio Raschi, Francesca Ugolini, CarboSchools
Download: pdf, 224 kB
Keywords: CO2, photosynthesis, gas analyser, plant growing

In the atmosphere:

Atmospheric CO₂ transect from the city to the mountain top: 

Ages tested: 15+
Time: variable: one day excursion – several days along the scholar year
Language: English
Material: specialized
Author:Anna Font, Josep Anton Morguí, Roger Curcoll, CarboSchools
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download:Description and worksheet: Word document 10 MB, Presentation: pdf 256 kB
Keywords: instructions, meteorology, atmospheric carbon cycle

At sea:

Experiment Instructions for Ship Cruises: 

Our instruction made for the one-day cruises. Requires quite a lot of logistics to perform, e.g. a tiny research vessel and a CTD.
Ages tested: 15+
Time: 1 day excursion
Language: English
Material: specialized
Author: Ingunn Skjelvan, CarboSchools
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: Description (Word or pdf).
Keywords: instructions, ocean, outdoor activities
Links: see a movie about one day in Bergen (Norway) in high or low resolution

Oceanography for Everybody: 

School children follow an oceanographic cruise on the web.
Ages tested: 9-10
Time: several weeks (?)
Language: English
Material: specialized
Author: Chiara Santinelli, CNR-IBF
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: (to follow)
Keywords: ocean, outdoor activities, cruise, blog (?)

In school:

Worksheets for SchoolCO2web: 

Four tutorials for using data of schoolCO2web.

Ages tested:
Time: ?
Language: English
Material: specialized
Author: Menno Keij
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: link to the schoolCO2 web page
Keywords: worksheets, schoolCO2web, data

How to Make a Project: 

guidance on group activities in class (in preparation).
Ages tested: ?
Time: ?
Language: English
Material: ?
Author: Roser Nebot, IES Manuel Blancafort
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: ? (in preparation)
Keywords: advice, group projects

Supplementary Material to the 2nd CarboSchools Booklet: 

(in preparation).
Ages tested: ?
Time: ?
Language: English, Italian
Material: CarboSchools booklets
Author: Sonia Caputo
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: ?
Keywords: worksheets, quiz, crosswords

 

Use of CarboSchools Resources for School Projects: 

(in preparation, may need to be split into separate parts).
Ages tested: ?
Time: ?
Language: English (?), Italian
Material: CarboSchools booklets and website
Author: Maddalena Makarios
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: ?
Keywords: various materials

Hypothesis-based learning: 

(in preparation?).
Ages tested: ?
Time: ?
Language: English (?), Italian
Material: low-tech
Author: Mariana Pirillo
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: ?
Keywords: advice, various materials

A role playing game about an environmental problem: 

(in preparation?)
Ages tested: ?
Time: ?
Language: English (?), Italian
Material: low-tech
Author: Mariana Pirillo
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: ?
Keywords: role play

Long-term measurement of CO2 concentrations inside the classroom: 

(in preparation)
Ages tested: 11-13
Time: days
Language: English, German
Material: CO2-meter
Author: Sally Dengg
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: (not yet)
Keywords: classroom, CO2 concentration, plants

In the forest:

La croissance des arbres: la dendrométrie:

(in preparation).
Ages tested: ?
Time: ?
Language: French, English (?)
Material: ?
Author: Mauricette Mesguich
Feedback & Comments: none yet
Download: http://www.inra.fr/internet/Hebergement/carboschools-aquitaine/ressources/
Keywords: advice, group projects, dendrochronology

 

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