Lesson plan examines the possibility that the contemporary climate change is due to natural solar cycles. Objectives are to review the evidence of total solar irradiance, analyze data to understand the influence of solar variability, and reflect on how climate change skepticism in the media impacts global climate change instruction. PBS TeacherLine also provides a course that demonstrates the integration of science, math, technology and the engineering process with real-world problems.

Concepts

climate change, data analysis, global warming, solar radiation, stem

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Additional Tags

climate change data analysis, greenhouse effect, solar cycles, solar irradiance, pbs

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)