True, False, or Not Sure? Philosophy of Science in the 21st century
Whatever happened to objective reality? Why is anthropogenic climate change so hard to “prove”?
Topics: Climate, Energy, and Science Literacy
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Energy and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculations
How much Chemistry and Biology do you need to understand to estimate energy and greenhouse gas production? Very little.
Themes: Non-renewable and non-clean energy
Topics: Climate, Energy, and Science Literacy
Grades: 11-12
Simple Earth Climate Model: Single-Layer Imperfect Greenhouse Atmosphere
Why does the emission of carbon dioxide influence our climate?
Themes: Climate and Energy and Environment
Topics: Climate, Materials, and Planetary Science
Grades: 11-12
Thermal Radiation
All bodies emit radiation. So why don’t we all shine in the dark?
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, and Energy use at Home
Topics: Climate and Energy
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
A Simple Approach to the Energy Cost of Flying
It takes energy to fly. How much?
Themes: Climate and Energy and Environment
Topics: Climate, Efficiency, and Energy
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
CO2e
What does the “e” mean?
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Climate and Energy
Grades: 8-10
Wind Power
How can we harness a substantial amount of power from the wind?
Themes: Energy and Environment and Renewable and Clean Energy
Topics: Climate, Conservation, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10
Energy and Power
Energy and power are two related but distinct concepts. Why do the media confuse them so frequently?
Themes: Climate, Electricity Generation, Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, Non-renewable and non-clean energy, Renewable and Clean Energy, and Transportation
Topics: Climate, Conservation, Electricity, and Energy
Grades: 11-12
Fossil Fuels for Transport
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, and Non-renewable and non-clean energy
Topics: Climate and Energy
Grades: 11-12
What do I (we) do about my (our) carbon footprint?
A very frequent question asked by students after learning about climate change is “But what can I (we) do about it?”. Here are some ideas, all of which have benefits in addition to reducing greenhouse gases, and so are worth considering even if you reject the idea of anthropogenic global warming completely.
Themes: Climate, Energy and Environment, Energy use at Home, Non-renewable and non-clean energy, Renewable and Clean Energy, and Transportation
Topics: Climate, Conservation, Energy, and sustainability
Grades: 11-12 and 8-10