Carbon Dioxide: Source and Sink (HS)

Students will identify processes that contribute to CO2 emissions, graph CO2 emissions
along with two other gases and assess the relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide and
global surface temperatures.

objectives

- Students will Identify processes that contribute to CO2 emissions
- Students will graph CO2 emissions, CH4, Ozone and global surface temperatures
- Assess the relationship between atmospheric carbon dioxide, methane, ozone and global
surface temperatures

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Topic(s)

Climate change, carbon dioxide

type

High school lesson from Sunday Academy

9-12

Grade(s):

time needed

6 hours

author

Sunday Academy

national next gen standards

north dakota standards

9-10.2.8 Analyze data found in tables, charts, and graphs to formulate conclusions
9-10.5.6 Explain the effects of human activities (e.g., dams, levees, farming
practices, deforestation, land-use practices, land-management strategies)
on the environment
11-12.2.3 Use data from scientific investigations to accept or reject a hypothesis

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