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Is atmospheric carbon dioxide really to blame for global warming? Young environmentalists analyze historical carbon dioxide and temperature data during a multimedia activity from PBS's Weather and Climate series. High schoolers read background information, then watch animated data representations to see the correlation between greenhouse gases and average global temperature.
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- Print and distribute the Background Reading passage and assign it for homework the night before the lesson
- Use the included discussion questions as a formative assessment
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- Pupils should be familiar with reading and analyzing graphed data in various forms before beginning the lesson
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