LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Earth/Environmental Science

Goal 5: The learner will build an understanding of the dynamics and composition of the atmosphere and its local and global processes influencing climate and air quality.

Objective 5.03. Analyze global atmospheric changes including changes in CO2, CH4, and stratospheric O3 and the consequences of these changes:

  • Climate change.
  • Changes in weather patterns.
  • Increasing ultraviolet radiation.
  • Sea level changes.

Additional related resources

We’re in the process of aligning our content for students to the Standard Course of Study. As we do, you’ll find it here.

General resources

Aligned lesson plans

Evaluating woody biomass options for North Carolina's electricity future
In this high-school lesson, students learn about the pros and cons of co-firing woody biomass fuels with coal to produce electricity.
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts, Science, and Social Studies)
By Dana Haine.

Resources on the web

Climate and CO2: Analyzing their relationship
In this lesson, students speculate about the future of world climate if the greenhouse effect increases. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: National Geographic
Abrupt climate change
This Science NetLinks lesson focuses on a current issue in science in order to help students understand the process by which scientific knowledge is developed and refined. In this lesson, students will be introduced to some recent ideas about abrupt climate... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science