Climate Change
Step 1. Use the links below to collect information about climate and the factors that influence climate.
What is the effect of latitude on climate?
Step 2. Use the links below to explore climate from the perspective of geologic time.
What evidence do scientists use to determine the climate conditions of the past?
Sedimentary rocks are a clue to past climate.
What was the climate like during the Paleozoic?
What was climate like during the Mesozoic?
What has climate been like during the Cenozoic?
Step 3. Use the links below to explore climate change.
What are the common misconceptions about abrupt climate change?
What is the evidence for climate change today?
The Science of Aburpt Climate Change
Step 4. Use the information you have gathered to support support a postiion the following questions.
Is The Climate Warming?
Are Humans Causing Climate Warming?
What Effects Might Climate Warming Have?
What Should Be Done About Climate Warming?