Useful in a lesson or unit about primary sources, this transcribed statement proves that information regarding global warming has been acknowledged since, at least, 1988.
This document will be an excellent starting point for a discussion about the history behind the science of studying climate change.
The report predicts the extreme weather events of today as a direct result of the greenhouse effect.
Additional Prerequisites
Students should have prior knowledge of global warming and climate change.
The report contains rigorous vocabulary. Teachers may wish to provide a definition list as extra support.
Information is presented as a small portion of a much larger document, so teachers should closely monitor to ensure student focus.
"Viewgraphs" and "figures" that are mentioned are located further in the document and not included in this verbal statement.
Differentiation
Since the information is presented methodically, with clearly delineated topics, teachers can assign sections of the transcript to small groups, then conduct a round robin discussion of verbal summaries.
Connections can be made in math and statistics classes when learning about data analysis.
Educators who teach annotations will find this document helpful since the resource can be downloaded. After downloading, students will be able to annotate either individually, or as a small-group jigsaw activity.
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