Climate Change
Virtual School Program
Curriculum Connections:
Strand D : Earth and Space Science
| 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 |
Strand D : Earth and Space Science
| 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 |
