6th Science: Climate Change

Assignment Instructions

GLOBALWARMINGCHOICEBOARD

Graphic Organizer

(Make a copy for your own use.)

Guidelines & Scoring

(Make a copy for your own use if you need one.)

Paragraph Example

For more on taking notes, follow the "Taking Notes: An Example" link in the table of contents on the left or scroll to the bottom of the page.

What to Include

What to include and how to write your report.

Research Tips

When looking at an information-filled webpage, use ctrl-f to find specific words or phrases on the page.
You need to keep track of your sources! Copy your source before you take notes and keep your notes with your source, so you know what information you got from which site.
You can find information on your topic in BOTH the General Websites/Database & Encyclopedia Articles *and* in Topic-Specific Information.

General Websites

NASA ClimateKids

Climate Change (American Museum of Nat'l History)

Student Guide to Global Climate Change (EPA)

What is Climate Change? (Nat'l Geo Kids)

Climate Basics for Kids (C2ES)

Wild Aid: The Environmental Excuse

Climate Change (United Nations)

Environmental Protection Agency

Database & Encyclopedia Articles

Global Warming (Britannica)

Climate & Climate Change (Britannica)

Climate Change (Nat'l Geo Kids)

Global Warming and Climage Change (Gale Middle School)

This is a full topical page with hundreds of articles

Effects of Climate Change (GMS)

Climate Change Articles from Youngzine

Topic-Specific Information

People

How it impacts our health, housing, & water supply.

Health (EPA)
Water Supplies (EPA)
Energy (EPA)
Recreation (EPA)
Children Displaced in a Changing Climate (UN)
Climate Effects on Health (CDC)
- Includes health topics and regional health
4 Ways Climate Change is Expected to Affect Children (CBS)
Impact of Climate Change on Health Chart (CDC)

Wildlife & Habitats

How it threatens species and their environment.

Plants, Animals & Ecosystems (EPA)
Plants & Animals (NASA)
Wildfires (EPA)
Half of all animal species now in decline
Connectivity (Climate Kids)
Pollinators (Climate Kids)
Climate Change (Nat'l Wildlife Fed)
Habitats at Risk (Nat'l Wildlife Fed)
Which Creatures are Affected Most? (EcoKids)

Farming & Food Production

How farmers will cope with temperature changes and what crops might be impacted.

An altered diet
Agriculture (EPA)
Food Systems (Climate Kids)
Pollinators (Climate Kids)
Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture (Kiddle)

Changing Oceans

How our oceans will change and the impact on the marine life, and people who live by the coast.

Innovations and Technology

How technology and new products will become useful and important in the fight against global warming.

Four Innovations Preparing Cities for Climate Change (WEForum)
Innovation30: Young Climate Innovators (UNICEF)
9 Youth-led Innovations that are Protecting the Planet (WEForum)
Electric Automobile (Britannica)
Alternative Energy (Britannica)
Climate Solutions (C2ES)
Sublime Systems in Holyoke(!)

Glaciers and the Polar Region

How are glaciers are impacted. How it impacts animals that live in polar regions.

Melting Glaciers (EPA)
Shrinking Sea Ice (EPA)
10 Interesting Things about Glaciers (NASA)

Global Efforts

How governments and scientists track climate change, and efforts to stop global warming.

Paris Agreement for Young People (UN)
Why Does NASA Study Earth? (NASA)
Global Climate Agreements (Council on Foreign Relations)
Actions for a Healthy Planet (UN)

Extreme Weather

How extreme weather and storms occur as a result of climate change.

Flooding - Rising Seas

How flooding impacts communities and the measures being taken to deal with rising seas.

Climate Change Videos

Global and Regional Climate Change | PBS LearningMediaFind lessons on Global and Regional Climate Change for all grades. Free interactive resources and activities for the classroom and home.

Climate Change Impacts Alaska Glaciers | PBS LearningMediaExplore the historic cycle of advance and retreat of tidewater glaciers in southeast Alaska, in this video adapted from KTOO. Over the past 250 years, most glaciers in this region have lost more of their mass through melting and calving than they have gained through the new accumulation of snow and ice. This signals the end of a cooling trend called the Little Ice Age, which lasted nearly 3,000 years. If this period of retreat is extended by global warming, scientists warn that it may result in outright loss of the glaciers.

Climate Change and Agriculture | The Resilient Ones | PBS LearningMediaExamine the effects of climate change on agriculture. As temperatures rise and extreme weather patterns increase the risk of flooding and drought conditions, experts turn their focus to the natural environment for solutions.

Climate Change Games

NASA Climate Kids

Subject to Climate

Climate Interactive

Taking Notes: An Example

This "Taking Notes" document walks you through taking notes, with the help of the short video below.

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