History of Climate Science Research
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Provided by: UCAR Center for Science Education|Published on: October 28, 2022
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Synopsis
- This historic timeline details the discoveries made related to climate science, beginning with the discovery of gases in 1640.
- Students will learn about the scientists and discoveries that enabled us to understand climate change and how climate change developed into the global problem it is today.
Subjects: Chemistry, Earth and Space Sciences, History
Authors: UCAR Center for Science Education
Region: Global
Languages: English
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Positives
- This timeline provides a thorough overview of climate science history.
- Each section of the timeline is concise, engaging, and includes an image or video.
Prerequisites
- Students should have prior knowledge of climate change and its causes.
Differentiation & Implementation
- Cross-curricular connections can be made in social studies classes learning about the history of different scientific discoveries, or in language arts classes working on non-fiction reading strategies.
- This resource lends itself well to a jigsaw activity, where each student is tasked with becoming an expert on one component of the timeline and presenting their learning to the class.
- As an extension, have students choose to add one component to the timeline through research or predict a future timeline component.
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