The Science of Global Warming

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 06.05.04

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. The Physics of Global Warming
  3. The Consequences of Global Warming
  4. The Uncertainties of the Science of Global Warming
  5. The Chaotic Nature of Weather and the Difficultly of Prediction
  6. The Implications of a Chaotic Climate
  7. Objectives
  8. Strategies
  9. Lesson Plans
  10. Cited Works
  11. Reading List
  12. Student Reading List
  13. Video Resources
  14. Appendix-Content Standards

Global Warming: A Physical Explanation and Implications on Climate

Eric J. Laurenson

Published September 2006

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Student Reading List

Gore, Al. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It. Rodale Press, Emmaus, Pa. 2006.

[This is an excellent book that compiles the latest scientific data. It includes great graphs and charts and is very readable for students.]

Kolbert, Elizabeth. Field Notes From a Catastrophe. Bloomsbury Publishing, New York. 2006.

[This is an excellent presentation of the reasons to be concerned about global warming.]

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