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Scientific evidence FOR Anthropogenic climate Change

Scientific evidence FOR Anthropogenic climate Change. 9 April 2012 FW 481 Abigail Lynch. Institutional Review Board Requirements. Comparison of learning methods on student satisfaction and information retention IRB#: x12-322e. Certificate in College Teaching. Coursework

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Scientific evidence FOR Anthropogenic climate Change

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  1. Scientific evidence FOR Anthropogenic climate Change 9 April 2012 FW 481 Abigail Lynch

  2. Institutional Review Board Requirements Comparison of learning methods on student satisfaction and information retention IRB#: x12-322e

  3. Certificate in College Teaching • Coursework • Competency Requirements • Teaching Portfolio • MENTORED TEACHING EXPERIENCE • Mentor: Prof. Taylor • Teaching Project: FW 481 course module • Institutional Review Board (IRB): approved! • Consent Form • Pseudonyms • Survey Forms

  4. Comparison of learning methods on student satisfaction and information retention • Research Objective: • Present material with three learning methods • Traditional Lecture • Jig-Saw • Problem-based Learning • Compare student satisfaction with information retention • Participation: • Voluntary • Anonymous • Will NOT impact your grade in the course

  5. IRB Paperwork CONSENT FORM PSEUDONYMS SURVEY

  6. Scientific evidence FOR Anthropogenic climate Change 9 April 2012 FW 481 Abigail Lynch

  7. Objectives • Identify scientific evidence to support climate change • Identify scientific evidence to support ANTHROPOGENIC climate change • Understand why climate change is controversial • Be able to explain climate change to a “non-believer”

  8. Outline • Scientific evidence of climate change (5 min.) • Discuss Posts in pairs (5 min.) • Discuss Posts as a class (5 min.) • Scientific evidence of anthropogenic climate change (10 min.) • Discuss climate change in the context of globalization (10 min.) • Why is climate change controversial? (15 min.) • Discuss to explain climate change to a “non-believer” (10 min.) • Prep for next class (1 min.) • Survey (10 min.) Red = “active”

  9. Scientific evidence FOR climate Change

  10. Climate Change • Temperature • Glaciers • Spring snow cover • Arctic sea ice • Sea level http://www.climate.gov/#education/multimedia

  11. Scientific evidence FOR AnthropoGENIC climate Change

  12. Is there scientific evidence to support anthropogenic climate change? If no, how would you argue this to someone who “believes” in climate change? If yes, how would you argue this to someone who doesn’t “believe” in climate change?

  13. Post Discussion • Greenhouse gases • Fossil fuel use • Melting ice caps, extreme weather • Deforestation • Sea level rise, warming global temperatures

  14. Temperature Anomalies IPCC 2007

  15. Extreme weather events IPCC 2007

  16. RadiativeForcings IPCC 2007

  17. Greenhouse Effect http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxUK2TizQ4g

  18. Enhanced Greenhouse Effect • Carbon Dioxide (CO2) • 40% increase since the industrial revolution • Sources: fossil fuel use, deforestation • Methane (CH4) • 8x stronger effect than CO2 • Sources: energy, rice paddies, waste • Nitrous Oxide (N2O) • Source: fertilizer IPCC 2007

  19. What is the impact of Globalization on Climate change?

  20. Globalization context • Causes: • Fossil fuels (Energy) • Transportation • Manufacturing • Electricity • Deforestation • Agriculture • Urbanization • Natural resource extraction • Waste • Impacts: • Refugees • Resource shortages • Water • Food • Circulation patterns • Mitigation: • E.g., sea level rise • Adaptation

  21. How would you explain climate change to a “non-believer”?

  22. The Skeptics Climatedepot.org

  23. Steve Schneider and the Skeptics http://www.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/watchonline/401/The-Sceptics

  24. Why is climate change controversial? • Like evolution, climate change has become a battle of “belief.” • De-“sciencizes” the issue; scientists lose authority. • Mitigation asks people to act against their immediate self interests. • Climate change is “inconvenient” to political agendas.

  25. How would you explain climate change to a “non-believer”?

  26. Scientific evidence of climate change • Change: • February 2012 marks the 324th consecutive month with a global temperature above the 20th century average. (NOAA) • The last month with below average temperatures was February 1985. (NOAA) • Anthropogenic change: • Observed warming over the last 50 years is very likely due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentration. (IPCC) • Fossil fuel use, deforestation, agriculture, waste.

  27. Objectives • Identify scientific evidence to support climate change • Identify scientific evidence to support ANTHROPOGENIC climate change • Understand why climate change is controversial • Be able to explain climate change to a “non-believer”

  28. Next Class • Jig-Saw • Before class: • Read your assigned chapter • Post on the objective of the chapter • During class: • Discuss with those that also read the article • Switch groups and discuss your article with people who haven’t read it • Full class discussion on the articles

  29. Survey Use your pseudonym Be honest – we appreciate your suggestions  Thank you!

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