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Introduction to the principles of climate modelling

Working with real data in spreadsheets to create a climate model, students discover the global carbon budget and make their own predictions for the next century.

Download: Description (pdf), working file (Excel or openOffice), example files (first step, second step, third step), document (scenariosCarbone.gif).

Example of CO2 evolution for the next century realised with an Excel file

Age tested: 14-18.
Time: 2 to 4 hours
Language: English
Material: Computers with Excel or openOffice
Author: Marc Jamous, CarboSchools
Topics: Carbon cycle, worksheets, carbon sinks, human emissions

Global carbon budget between 1958 and 2008

Working with real global carbon budget data, students produce graphs to find the best representation of the data to make predictions about human CO₂ emissions for the next century. This activity is also a nice application of percentages.

Download: Description (pdf), working file (Excel or OpenOffice file), example file (Excel or OpenOffice file).

Example of carbon sinks representation from an Excel file

Estimation of natural carbon sinks

Working with real global carbon budget data, students estimate how much of the CO₂ emitted into the atmosphere as a result of human activities is absorbed naturally each year (this activity follows "An Introduction to Climate Modelling" and "Global Carbon Budget between 1958 and 2007").

Download: Description (ExelFileInstructionFollowing.pdf), working file (Excel or OpenOffice file), example file (Excel or OpenOffice file).

Representation of natural carbon absorption obtained from an Excel file

Age tested: 14-18.
Time: 2 hours after making “Introducing the principles of climate modelling with a simple file”
Language: English
Material: Computers with Excel or openOffice
Author: Marc Jamous, CarboSchools
Topics: Carbon cycle, worksheets, carbon sinks, scenario of carbon emissions

CarboSchools is funded by the 7th EU Framework Programme for research & technological development, Science in Society - contract 217551