This course is designed to help students explore the physical principles involved in planetary scale energy budgets and how changes to these budgets affect chemical and biological processes on Earth. Students explore and come to understand the intricacies of the problem of climate change, how we as a species have come to know about it, the mechanism for how it works and what action can be taken to adapt to and mitigate the effects climate change has on Earth's systems. Students build their knowledge through hands-on and virtual laboratory investigations, in-depth analysis of primary literature from scientists and policy-makers, as well as general media presentations of current events. Students engage in original research to design and implement a personal climate action project.
9 - 10 - 11 - 12
Unlimited repeats for subject credit
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