The Science of Global Warming

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 06.05.01

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Background on the Atmosphere - Week 1
  3. Background on Global Warming - Week 2
  4. Exploring the Possible Local Environmental Effects
  5. Affect of Global Warming on Soil - Week 3
  6. Affect of Global Warming on Plants and Trees - Week 4
  7. Affect of Land Cover on Global Warming - Week 5
  8. Affect of Global Warming on Aquatics - Week 6
  9. Sea Level Rise from Global Warming - Week 7
  10. Affects of Global Warming on Animals - Week 8
  11. What We Can Do To Reduce Our Share of Global Warming - Week 9
  12. Example of Learning Cycle Lesson : Canned Cloud (cloud formation)
  13. Impact of Sea Level Rise on Wilmington, DE
  14. Matrix of Inconvenient Truth Selections That Relate to Weekly Topics
  15. Resources

Global Warming: Is Our Local Environment Ready for the Change?

Justin T. Benz

Published September 2006

Tools for this Unit:

Affects of Global Warming on Animals - Week 8

To explore how the greenhouse effect may affect and relate to the topic of animals, I would engage my class in the following activities. Students will access range maps for common birds in our area, the black-throated Green Warbler, Eastern Bluebird, and the Blue Jay. Students are to contrast and compare the migration paths of these three birds and discuss with their research group how they may be affected by global warming. [28] Students will engage in a field experience to check the bluebird trail on the Hodgson campus. Students will be given the nesting data for the previous year as well as any current year data gathered prior to this experience. Students will make the observations at each of the boxes to determine the type of nest present and the stage the young are in currently. Setting up a bluebird trail at your school is easy and a great hands-on project for your students. [29] Students will also use the internet to access the great backyard bird count data for Delaware. Results from the 1998 and the 2006 count will be analyzed for any major differences in number and species.

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