Before
watching An Inconvenient Truth (AIT), complete
the following sheet (click
here to download in Word).
Use the following resources to
define these concepts on your sheet:
Greenhouse
Gases (GHG)
Carbon Dioxide
Global Warming
Climate
Change and EPA Climate
Change Links
Once you have completed defining
the vocabulary, read the Spatial Perspetive
Handout with your class.
Watch the movie AIT. As you watch
answer the An
Inconvenient Truth (2006) study guide questions. Counting Carbon Emissions Resources:
Write answers to the following
in your Science notebook.
- About how far do you
travel to school each day?
- How can we figure out how
much carbon we as a class are putting into
our atmosphere?
- How can we figure out how
much carbon our community is putting into
the atmosphere? Our state? Our country?
- How much carbon do you put
in the air each year?
Use the following websites to calculate your
average weekly carbon emissions:
Use this Carbon Calculator
Climate Crisis Carbon Calculator
EPA Carbon Calculator
Data Sources for greenhouse gas
emissions:
In your Science notebook respond
to the following:
- What are Washington State's
policies regarding air quality? Regarding
global warming?
- What are the U.S. policies
regarding air quality? Regarding global warming?
- What do you think other countries
are doing about air quality? About global
warming?
International Emissions
National GHG Emissions
State and Local Emissions
Individual GHG Emissions
Breathing
Earth (displays carbon dioxide emissions
for every country)
The Kyoto Protocol Information on Fuel Economy,
Emissions, ETC:
Fuel Economy
Weather.com Green Vehicle Guide
Who Killed the Electric Car?
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