Students will be able to:

1. Analyze the relationship between carbon dioxide levels and global temperature at different time scales.

2. Predict global temperature increase by the next century.

Michigan Grade Level Content

Expectations

HS Earth Science:

• Develop an understanding of a scientific concept by accessing information from multiple sources. Evaluate the scientific accuracy and significance of the information. E1.2C

• Analyze the empirical relationship between the emissions of carbon dioxide, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, and the average global temperature over the past 150 years. E5.4C

• Predict the global temperature increase by 2100, given data on the annual trends of CO2 concentration increase. E5.r4j

Climate Literacy Principles

• #4. Climate varies over space and time through both natural and man-made processes.

• #5. Our understanding of the climate system is improved through observations, theoretical studies, and modeling.

• #6. Human activities are impacting the climate system.