The Problem: 1,000 Years of Carbon Emissions Video

This narrated animation displays three separate graphs of carbon emissions by humans, atmospheric concentrations of CO2, and average global temperature as it has changed over the last 1000 years. The final slide overlays the three graphs to show how they all correspond.

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Notes From Our Reviewers

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Teaching Tips

This animation does not include any background information, so educators should be provide the necessary background for students to understand the importance of carbon emissions.

Good addition to any discussion of the causes of global warming.

About the Science

Animation documents correlation in the increase over time in CO2 emissions, atmospheric concentration of CO2, and average global temperature.

Passed initial science review - expert science review pending.

About the Pedagogy

This animation is good for a lesson to either introduce or to summarize the connections among changes in atmospheric CO2, temperature, and the human role in carbon emissions.

A clear and coherent visualization that ties increases in CO2 emissions to human causes and increasing global temperatures.

Technical Details

Good technical quality and easy to use.