Teacher's Resource Guide - Global Warming

Climate Change, Wildlife, and Wildlands
A Toolkit for Teachers and Interpreters from the US EPA.
Journey to Planet Earth from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the National
Park Service and with input from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, developed
a kit for use when talking with the public about how climate change is affecting
our nation's wildlife and public lands.

"GLOBAL WARMING: EARLY WARNING SIGNS" -- MAP AND CURRICULUM GUIDE

** The Map:

The Global Warming: Early Warning Signs Map is a poster-sized (2' X 3') map of the world, which illustrates global climate change indicators or "hot spots" such as sea-level rise, melting glaciers, heat waves, floods, and shifting plant and animal ranges. Each of the nearly 90 indicators represents climate events or processes that are either consistent with the type of impacts scientists expect from global
warming or are trends (environmental indicators) that reflect the global increase in temperatures already documented. The "hot spots," depicted with eye-catching icons, are described at the bottom of the map.

This map is a visually stunning piece that helps to convey a scientifically credible message that impacts from climate change are indeed a reality. It was produced by UCS in November 1999 in
collaboration with six other environmental groups -- Environmental Defense (ED), Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), Sierra Club, World Resources Institute (WRI) and World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

** The Map Curriculum Guide:

This set of teaching materials is designed to accompany Global Warming: Early Warning Signs. Each activity is structured to include an initial "Engagement" exercise, one or more steps of a Student "Exploration" project, and further ideas for extended study.

The Curriculum Guide activities engage students in an exploration of the impacts of global climate change on ecosystems and natural resources, on community, and on individuals and society. The first two activities look at the questions "What do we mean by global climate change?" and "How does the record of climate compare at local versus global scales?" Later activities address the impacts of climate change on natural ecosystems, human health, and economy and personal lifestyle.

** How to Obtain a Copy:

Copies of the curriculum guide can be downloaded from the Early Warning
Signs website at http://www.climatehotmap.org/curriculum/index.html.

To view an electronic version of the Early Warning Signs Map please
visit http://www.climatehotmap.org.

Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region - The Guide helps transform climate change from an abstract concept to a real phenomenon with tangible effects on peoples' lives.

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