HES Lesson 4 Overview

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Overview

Students are introduced the Four Questions at a large scale to examine the major pools of carbon (with special attention to the fossil fuel pool). Then they look more closely at the Keeling Curve and examine how fossil fuels are formed and how we use them.

Guiding Question

What causes and how can we predict changes in CO₂ concentrations?

Activities in this Lesson

• Activity 4.1: Questions for this Lesson (30 min)
• Activity 4.2: Carbon Pools and Fossil Fuels (35 min)
• Activity 4.3: Tiny World Modeling (50 min)
• Activity 4.4: Global Computer Model (50 min)
• Optional Activity 4.5: Effects of Seasons and Oceans (50 min)

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