DOCUMENT RESUME ED 402 175 SE 059 389 AUTHOR Mortensen, Lynn L., Ed. TITLE Global Change Education Resource Guide. INSTITUTION National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Global Programs. SPONS AGENCY Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. PUB DATE [96] NOTE 680p. AVAILABLE FROMNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Global Programs, 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225, Silver Spring, MD 20910. PUB TYPE Collected Works Conference Proceedings (021) Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) Audiovisual /Non -Print Materials (100) EDRS PRICE MF04/PC28 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Climate Change; *Decision Making Skills; Ecology; *Environmental Education; *Global Warming; *Greenhouse Effect; *Science Curriculum; Secondary Education; Videotape Recordings ABSTRACT This guide is intended as an aid to educators who conduct programs and activities on climate and global change issues for a variety of audiences. The selected set of currently available materials are appropriate for both formal and informal programs in environmental education and can help frame and clarify some of the key issues associated with changes in the global environment. Sections in the guide are as follows: natural climate variability, greenhouse effect, sea-level rise, ozone depletion, ecosystem response, and decision-making under scientific uncertainty, and an extensive bibliography. Fact sheets, articles, learning activities, full-color overhead transparencies, and duplicate slides are included within each topic area. The fact sheets display short summaries of current information and data. Scripts for the overhead color transparencies, an edited videotaped version of the proceedings of a national video conference for educators about global change, and a collection of satellite photographs of the earth's changing surface are also provided. 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INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) BEST COPY MAO LABLE 2 Grateful acknowledgment is extended to the National Sea Grant Global Change Education Task Force; Warren Keenan, Director of Operations, and Daphne Gemmill, Education Program Manager of the NOAA Office of Global Programs, for their contributions to this project. The materials included in this Resource Guide are authored by a number of individuals and organizations around the world and do not necessarily reflect the position of NOAA or the Federal Government. Copyright permission on all materials in the Resource Guide is granted as long as they are used for educational purposes and not sold for a profit or presented without proper credit to the original source. This edition of the Resource Guide was printed by the United States Department of Agriculture with funds from the Department, the National Aeronautics and Space s Administration, and the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program of the Department of Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Denartment of Enerev. Dori;A-SERDP DOE Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program Improving Mission Readiness Through Environmental Research 3 Printed on Recycled Paper with Soy Based Ink GLOBAL CHANGE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE VIDEOTAPE: "GLOBAL CHANGE SCIENTIFIC OVERVIEW: NATIONAL VIDEO CONFERENCE (83 MIN.)" Resulting from a November 1994 national video conferenceon the same topics as the Global Change Education Resource Guide,an eighty-three minute edited version of the five hours of live broadcast was producedon videotape. Video conference downlink sites and workshops were organized by Sea Grant and Land Grant Programs inseven regions of the country with educators representingevery state. Featured scientists include: Dr. Robert Corell, National Science Foundation, "Global Change Overview"; Dr. Berrien Moore, University of New Hampshire, "Natural Variability"; Dr. Richard Gammon, University of Washington, "Greenhouse Effect andOzone Depletion"; Dr. Lisa Graumlich, University of Arizona, "Ecosystem Response"; Dr. Dennis Meadows, Institute for Policy Analysis, "Population/ Resource Consumption"; and Eileen Shea, National Research Council, "Policy Relevant Research." The videotape is organized in fifteen minute segments for incorporationin instructional units on these topics. Funding for this project was provided by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Sea Grant College Program, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. GLOBAL CHANGE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE INTRODUCTION ThisClimate and Global Change Education Resource Guide was developed and funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Global Programs as a contribution to the educational activities of the interagency U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). NOAA recognizes the importance of education, both formal and informal, in ensuring that the results of scientific research on global environmental issues like climate change and ozone depletion are effectively applied to individual and societal decision making. One of the most important responsibilities and greatest challenges to programs like the USGCRP involves the application of research results in the development of a scientifically and environmentally literate citizenry. This Education Resource Guide was developed as part of NOAA's continuing commitment to this great challenge and reflects a belief that improving the human partnership with the natural Earth system is essential to our future. This Resource Guide is intended as an aid to educators who will conduct programs and activities on climate and global change issues for a variety of audiences. In some cases, these individuals will be involved in formal education at the K-12 level. Equally important are those individuals who provide informal educational opportunities to the general public through museums, aquaria, extension programs, and civic public interest groups. This Resource Guide is not intended to be a comprehensive presentation of the issues. Rather, it provides educators with a selected set of currently available materials which help to frame and clarify some of the key issues associated with changes in the global environment. To prepare this Resource Guide, print and media materials on climate and global change issues were gathered from Federal agencies, non-profit and commercial organizations, environmental and educational associations, schools, community groups and international organizations. These materials were then subjected to a set of review criteria including:scientific accuracy and timeliness, consistency with national science education goals and standards, clarity, age appropriateness, and availability. Individual sections of the Resource Guide were reviewed by scientists and program managers in NOAA. The complete Guide was subjected to a review by a selected set of experts active in the field of climate and global change research along with experts in the field of education. Activities included for classroom application were pilot tested with teachers and students. The materials in the Resource Guide are organized by topic for ease in selecting and compiling presentations and duplicating pages for handouts. The topics are: Natural Climate Variability, Greenhouse Effect, Sea-Level Rise, Ozone Depletion, Ecosystem Response, and Decision- Making Under Scientific Uncertainty. Within each topic, fact sheets, articles, learning activities, fullcolor overhead transparencies and duplicate slides are included. The fact sheets display short summaries of current information and data on each topic. The fact sheets are part of a series produced by the Information Unit on Climate Change sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Meteorological Organization. They are also available in Spanish, French, Chinese, Urdu, and Japanese. Annotated bibliography along with information for acquiring additional resources, is included. Where possible, addresses, phone numbers, contact persons, and price information are noted. qC Office of Global Programs 11ORR National Oceanic and ,64 Atmospheric Administration 1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1225 Nt. Silver Spring, MD 20910 -ormEN,0,04' 6 GLOBAL CHANGE EDUCATION RESOURCE GUIDE Lynn L. Mortensen, Ph.D. Editor TABLE OF CONTENTS 1;!I. NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY II. GREENHOUSE EFFECT III. SEA-LEVEL RISE IV. OZONE DEPLETION V. ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE VI. DECISION-DECISION-MAKING MAKING UNDER SCIENTIFIC UNCERTAINTY VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY S I. NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY cc NATURAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY Reprinted with permission from the Information' Unit on Climate Change, UNEP/WMO, Geneva, Switzerland. 'Available in several languages. Information Unit on Climate Change, UNEP INFORMATION UNIT