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1856

Discovering Gases That Trap Hea t

Eunice Foote, American scientist, discovered that carbon dioxide and water vapor cause air to warm in sunlight. In 1856, she presented her findings at the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

"A paper was read before the late meeting of the Scientific Association, by Prof. Henry for Mrs. Eunice Foot, detailing her experiments to determine the effects of the sun's rays on different gases," noted an 1856 article in

1992

An Increasingly Acidic Ocean

U.S. scientists Stephen V. Smith and R.W. Buddemeier pointed out that more carbon dioxide (CO2) in the ocean could be a problem for coral reefs. Later experiments confirmed their hypothesis that CO2 makes seawater slightly acidic, which makes it difficult for corals and other animals to build reefs. Today at NCAR, scientist Joanie Kleypas builds on their work, researching the impacts of acidic oceans on marine life.

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300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds

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postcarboninstitute | 2010

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300 Years of FOSSIL FUELS in 300 Seconds

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Three pioneers who predicted climate change

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Three pioneers who predicted climate change

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Three pioneers who predicted climate change | BBC Ideas

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Threshold 8: The Modern Revolution | Big History Project

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What people get wrong about climate change

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What people get wrong about climate change

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Vox | 2015

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What people get wrong about climate change

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Climate Change through History | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn about the history of human impact on Earth's climate in this video from PERIL & PROMISE. This animated timeline explores changes in climate during periods of glaciation and the effect of human-generated greenhouse gases on our climate.

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A free three-week extension course on how to get to net-zero emissions. Designed for high school social studies classrooms. Focused on climate education, policy, and student action. Yes! You can do something.

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OER Project is a family of free, online social studies curricula. Aligned to state standards and easily adaptable.

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Teaching Activity. By Matt Reed and Ursula Wolfe-Rocca. Rethinking Schools.
A mixer activity, inspired by the 2016 Democracy Now! documentary Thirsty for Democracy, introduces students to the struggle of residents to access safe water for drinking, cooking, and bathing in the majority-Black cities of Flint, Michigan; Jackson, Mississippi; and Newark, New Jersey.

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Teaching Activity. By Ursula Wolfe-Rocca.
A lesson about multiple cohorts of climate activists: Indigenous leaders in the Climate Justice Movement, valve turners using civil disobedience to stop the flow of oil, and the legal team that uses the "necessity defense" in the courts.

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National Museum of Natural History

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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

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Learn about past climate change and compare it to climate change today. See how scientists are studying the physical and social impacts of climate change.