View from the Top (and the Bottom) of the World

Autor/inn/en	Ylizarde, Natalie Harr; Kiorpes, Lolita Cariaso
Titel	View from the Top (and the Bottom) of the World
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 85 (2018) 5, S.22-30 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Climate; Change; Environmental Education; Science Instruction; Teaching Methods; Program Descriptions; Biology; Comparative Analysis; Geographic Regions; Educational Resources; Honors Curriculum; Advanced Placement; Critical Thinking; Thinking Skills; Prior Learning; Computer Assisted Instruction; Standards; Foreign Countries; Instructional Materials; High School Students; Antarctica + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Klima; Wandel; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Biologie; Bildungsmittel; Kritisches Denken; Denkfähigkeit; Vorkenntnisse; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Standard; Ausland; Lehrmaterial; Lehrmittel; Unterrichtsmedien; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Antarktis
Abstract	Climate change is complex, requiring critical thinking on both local and global scales. Its effects vary dramatically around the world and require new strategies to help students grasp its complexity, scale, and interrelatedness. This article describes a project to help biology students think critically about climate change from a global perspective. Addressing "dimensions of place" (Gruenewald 2003 and 2014), the authors compare locations around the world to Palmer Station, Antarctica, one of the fastest-warming regions on the planet (Palmer LTER 2017). This article introduces students to the uniqueness of the polar regions and looks specifically at the changing ecosystems of Palmer Station. The authors use a variety of online climate change education resources developed by the first author, who has worked on a research team at Palmer Station for three field seasons (2012, 2016, and 2017). The project culminates with students creating slide show presentations of their research comparing the effects of climate change on Antarctica and on another location of their choosing. This project can be used as an introduction to global climate change or as an extension to existing climate change lessons to add a polar perspective. The project was completed with students in an A-level remedial biology class but can be made more rigorous for honors or AP biology students. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01