HES Activity 3.1 Overview

Target Student Performance

Students explain why Charles David Keeling went to Hawaii to collect data on atmospheric CO₂ concentrations and how he made his measurements.

Resources Provided

• 3.1 Millions of Flasks of Air Reading (1 per student)
• (Optional) “Climate Change is Clear Atop Mauna Loa” a 12-minute radio story about climate change: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9885767

Recurring Resources

• Questions, Connections, Questions Student Reading Strategy

Setup

Print one copy of 3.1 Millions of Flasks of Air Reading per student.