Managing Lands Under Climate Change
Section
Education Modules
Background
The CCRC is developing an educational program to provide accessible information on climate change science. Three comprehensive education modules are being created using curriculum developed by the Forest Service.
Complete the first module on Climate Change Science and Modeling by selecting the tab above.
Modules are based on the best available science and have many interactive features, allowing users to take control of their learning experience. There are also opportunities to choose to explore detailed information. Each module has an activity at the end that will let users demonstrate their knowledge, and a certificate will be generated upon completion.
These education modules can be used to satisfy the Forest Service Climate Change Performance Scorecard Element One requirement for all-employee education. To learn more about the Climate Change Performance Scorecard, click here.
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The modules are based on a curriculum developed by the Forest Service Climate Change Advisor’s Office, Climate Change Education and Training Team.Responding to a Changing Climate and its Effects on Forests and Grasslandsis an instructional package that can be used by National Forest Service units to implement education and training for all employees. |
How to Use this Module
Here is some important information before beginning the module:
- The module progresses through a series of Next buttons. These buttons do not appear until after the animation and narration is completed for the section.
- Navigation is enabled through the Table of Contents on the left-hand side of the screen. However, the Table of Contents only makes it possible to revisit previously viewed slides, not skip forward to new, unseen, material. Viewed slides are indicated by checkmarks.
- Clicking on links within the module will open up a new tab or window.
- If you are unable to finish the module in one session and need to exit during runtime, then the module does bookmark your place. This makes it possible for you to resume the module in the same section, but only if you restart it on your original viewing device. The module bookmarks your place without using cookies or saving any Personally Identifiable Information (PII).
- If you would like to see a text version of the narration, then click on the Closed Caption (CC) button on the module playbar.
- The module generates a personalized certificate upon completion of the activity. This certificate can be printed by clicking on the Print button on the module playbar.
Information, Documentation, and Support
Climate Change Science and Modeling: What You Need to Know, Module 1:
Accessibility Features (pdf)
Narration Script (pdf)
Narration Script with Captioned Screenshots (pdf)
List of Hyperlinks (pdf)
If you would like more information on accessibility features or need other accessibility resources, please contact us at ccrc@fs.fed.us.
Climate Change Science and Modeling
Description
Climate Change Science and Modeling: What You Need to Know is the first education module in a series of three. It gives a brief overview of the climate system, greenhouse gases, climate models, current climate change impacts, and future projections. There is a 14-question activity at the end of the module, and users who complete the activity will receive a printable certificate with their name and the date completed. The expected time commitment for this module is about 20 minutes, plus the activity. Time spent exploring the many outward links and interactive features within the module will be at the user's discretion.
Click here to begin the module.
Learning Objectives
By the end of the climate change science and modeling education module, users should know:
- The difference between weather and climate
- Main greenhouse gases contributing to climate change
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How the greenhouse effect works
- The flow of carbon through the carbon cycle
- Examples of climate change impacts by region
- The components of climate models and the uncertainty associated with models
- Emissions scenarios storylines and representative concentration pathways
- Examples of projected future climate impacts
The climate change science and modeling activity will help users identify:
- Historic temperature changes in their region
- Projected temperature changes by mid-century and the end of the century for their region
- Current and projected impacts in their region
- General differences between high and low emissions scenario projections
Information, Documentation, and Support
Climate Change Science and Modeling: What You Need to Know, Module 1:
Accessibility Features (pdf)
Narration Script (pdf)
Narration Script with Captioned Screenshots (pdf)
List of Hyperlinks (pdf)
If you would like more information on accessibility features or need other accessibility resources, please contact us at ccrc@fs.fed.us.
Education Resources
Other Education Resources
These links are not comprehensive but include some great climate change and other natural resource education materials.
NASA Wavelength (also K-12 education)
National Center for Science Education Climate Change 101
National Research Council, Climate Change: Lines of Evidence videos
Natural Resources Conservation Service
NOAA, Climate.gov (check out the National Climate Assessment Teaching Resources!)
K-12 Education Resources
These links are not comprehensive but include some great climate change and other natural resource education materials for K-12 classroom or informal education.
Climate Literacy and Energy Awareness Network (CLEAN)
Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy
Digital Library for Earth System Education
Earth Science Teacher’s Association, Windows to the Universe
Energy Information Administration
EPA Teacher Resources and Lesson Plans
The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment Program (GLOBE)
NASA Exploring the Environment, Global Climate Change
NASA Innovations in Climate Education (NICE)
U.S. Global Change Research Program Toolkit
USGS Education (undergraduate level included)