Target Student Performance
Students apply the large-scale Four Questions to two patterns in the Keeling curve (showing atmospheric CO2 concentrations): the annual cycle and the long-term trend.
Resources You Provide
- 3.3 Explaining Relationships Between Earth Systems Worksheet (completed from Lesson 3)
Resources Provided
- 4.1 Questions for this Lesson PPT
- (Extending the learning) New York Times Keeling article: https://nyti.ms/2jCmhVE
- (Optional) Pumphandle Video (discussed in Background Information for this lesson)
Recurring Resources
- Learning Tracking Tool for Human Energy Systems (1 per student)
- Assessing the Learning Tracking Tool for Human Energy Systems
- Four Questions Poster and/or Handout
- (Optional) Big Idea Probe: What Would Happen if We Cut Fossil Fuel Use in Half (1 per student)
- (Optional) Assessing the Big Idea Probe: What Would Happen if We Cut Fossil Fuel Use in Half
Setup
Print one copy of Big Idea Probe: What Would Happen if We Cut Fossil Fuel Use in Half per student if you are using it and one copy of the Learning Tracking Tool for Human Energy Systems per student. Prepare computer with an Internet connection to view the videos online.