http://www.oercommons.org/browse/keyword/ipcc daily 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.oercommons.org/courses/media-construction-of-global-warming Lessons teach core knowledge about the science of climate change, explore conflicting views, and integrate critical thinking skills. Students will apply knowledge of climate change to a rigorous analysis of media messages through asking and answering questions about accuracy, currency, credibility, sourcing, and bias. Lessons address basic climate science, the causes of climate change, scientific debate and disinformation, the consequences of global warming, the precautionary principle, carbon footprints, moral choices, and the history of global warming in media, science, and politics. Alexander Papouchis Chris Sperry Dan Flerlage Science and Technology Social Sciences 2013-05-02T11:18:52 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/greenhouse-effect-climate-change-global-warming The terms greenhouse effect, climate change, and global warming are often used interchangeably, yet they really refer to three separate and distinct processes. This activity examines all three and assesses whether Earth's atmosphere is getting warmer. Science and Technology 2009-06-07T22:23:27 Course Related Materials http://www.oercommons.org/courses/international-politics-and-climate-change-fall-2007 This course examines the interconnections of international politics and climate change. Beginning with an analysis of the strategic and environmental legacies of the 20th Century, it explores the politicization of the natural environment, the role of science in this process, and the gradual shifts in political concerns to incorporate "nature". Two general thrusts of climate-politics connections are pursued, namely those related to (a) conflict - focusing on threats to security due to environmental dislocations and (b) cooperation - focusing on the politics of international treaties that have contributed to emergent processes for global accord in response to evidence of climate change. The course concludes by addressing the question of: "What Next? Choucri, Nazli Social Sciences 2009-05-01T07:38:22 Course Related Materials