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Description
The video and accompanying activity explore how scientists in Antarctica are using ancient ice to reveal the Earth's atmosphere and unlock the secrets of the past in their investigation of climate change. Students learn how ice core samples are analyzed, before examining graphs of carbon dioxide levels and temperatures over the last 800,000 years to understand the relationship between greenhouse gases and global warming. This informative resource demonstrates how science is providing data to understand why carbon emission reductions are essential to our planet's health, while also taking learners inside the fascinating world of a climate researcher.
General Assessment
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This resource supports Grade 6-8 Science curriculum exploring climate change and the physical relationship between air composition and heat. The video also examines temperature fluctuations in oceanographic systems and provides information about Antartic ice sheets and glacial melting. Studying graphs of atmospheric conditions and global temperatures supports science skills in analyzing data to identify patterns and develop conclusions.
This activity could be used to recognize the "International Day of Climate Action" that occurs each year on October 24th. A class might initiate a "Climate Hero" campaign that encourages peers and teachers to calculate their personal carbon footprint and offers emission reduction tips for home and school. The ClimateHero website provides a free online footprint calculator here.
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- Alberta
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- Grade 6
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- Earth Systems: Understandings of the living world, Earth, and space are deepened through investigating natural systems and their interactions.
- Grade 7
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- Science
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- Heat and Temperature
- Grade 8
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- Science
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- Freshwater and Saltwater Systems
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- Grade 7
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- Science & Technology
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- Earth and Space Systems: Heat in the Environment
- STEM Skills and Connections
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- Science & Technology
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- Earth and Space Systems: Water Systems
- STEM Skills and Connections
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- Grade 7
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- Science & Technology
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- The Earth and Space
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- The Earth and Space
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Themes Addressed
Air, Atmosphere & Climate (2)
- Air Pollution
- Climate Change
Science and Technology (1)
- Analysing Conventional Science
