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Virtual School Program
Explore the complex connections between human activity, greenhouse gases, heat transfer and climate change to uncover the foundations of climate science. Investigate ice core data, review scientific models and look at viable solutions!
Type: Virtual School Program
Grade: 10
Duration: 45 minutes
Capacity: one group, maximum 40 students
Price: $150 per group
Language: English
Technology Requirements: Details here
Request Your Virtual School Program
Please note that session start times are flexible to accommodate different high school timetables. The morning session can begin anytime between 8:30-11 a.m. and the afternoon session can begin anytime between 12:30-2:30 p.m. Please indicate your preferred morning or afternoon start time in the notes section of the registration form.
For dates that are currently available, please refer to the Request Your Virtual School Program form.
D1.1 | analyse current and/or potential effects, both positive and negative, of climate change on human activity and natural systems |
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D1.2 | assess, on the basis of research, the effectiveness of some current individual, regional, national, or international initiatives that address the issue of climate change and propose a further course of action related to one of these initiatives |
D2.1 | use appropriate terminology related to climate change, including, but not limited to: albedo, anthropogenic, atmosphere, cycles, heat sinks, and hydrosphere |
D2.3 | analyse different sources of scientific data for evidence of natural climate change and climate change influenced by human activity |
D2.4 | investigate a popular hypothesis on a cause and- effect relationship having to do with climate change, using simulations and/or time-trend data that model climate profiles |
D2.6 | investigate, through laboratory inquiry or simulations, how water in its various states influences climate |
D2.7 | investigate, through research or simulations, the influence of ocean currents on local and global heat transfer and precipitation patterns |
D3.1 | describe the principal components of Earth’s climate system (e.g., the sun, oceans, and atmosphere; the topography and configuration of land masses) and how the system works |
D3.2 | describe and explain heat transfer in the hydrosphere and atmosphere and its effects on air and water currents |
D3.3 | describe the natural greenhouse effect, explain its importance for life, and distinguish it from the anthropogenic greenhouse effect |
D3.4 | identify natural phenomena and human activities known to affect climate, and describe the role of both in Canada’s contribution to climate change |
D3.5 | describe the principal sources and sinks, both natural and/or anthropogenic, of greenhouse gases |
D3.6 | describe how different carbon and nitrogen compounds influence the trapping of heat in the atmosphere and hydrosphere |
D3.7 | describe, in general terms, the causes and effects of the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, the depletion of stratospheric and tropospheric ozone, and the formation of ground-level ozone and smog |
D3.8 | identify and describe indicators of global climate change |
D1.1 | analyse, on the basis of research, various ways in which living things and natural systems have been affected by climate change and communicate their findings |
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D1.2 | analyse ways in which human actions have increased or decreased the production of greenhouse gases |
D2.1 | use appropriate terminology related to Earth’s dynamic climate, including, but not limited to: anthropogenic, atmosphere, carbon footprint, carbon sink, climate, greenhouse gases, hydrosphere, and weather |
D2.2 | investigate the principles of the natural greenhouse effect, using simulations, diagrams, and/or models, and compare these principles to those of an actual greenhouse |
D2.5 | investigate their personal carbon footprint, using a computer simulation or numerical data, and plan a course of action to reduce their footprint |
D2.6 | compare different tools or systems used by scientists to make informed decisions on global climate change |
D3.1 | describe the principal components of Earth’s climate system |
D3.2 | describe the natural greenhouse effect, its importance for life, and the difference between it and the anthropogenic greenhouse effect |
D3.3 | describe how heat is transferred and stored in both hydrospheric and atmospheric heat sinks |
D3.4 | identify different greenhouse gases, and explain how they are produced naturally in the environment |
D3.5 | describe methods by which greenhouse gases are produced by humans |
D3.6 | identify the natural and human causes of climate change in the world and, in particular, how Canada contributes to climate change |
D3.7 | identify indicators of global climate change |