High-Adventure Science:
What is the future of Earth's climate?

Earth's temperature has increased over the past 120 years due to increased levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. Through a series of guided questions, students explore interactions between factors that affect Earth's climate. They explore temperature data from ice cores, sediments, and satellites and greenhouse gas data from atmospheric measurements, run experiments with computer-based models, and hear from a climate scientist working to answer the same question.

Students will not be able to answer the question at the end of the module, but they will be able to explain how scientists can be certain that Earth is warming while not being entirely certain about how much Earth will warm.

Teacher resources for this unit include a Teacher Edition of the module, with links to supplemental background materials, teacher tips, exemplar answers, discussion questions and sense-making activities, as well as a real-time dashboard.

To prepare to use this module with students, first run the Teacher Edition. The Teacher Edition adds a layer of teacher tips to the student version of the module, providing you with in-depth support and classroom support materials. By the end of the Teacher Edition, you will be familiar with the curriculum and uncertainty-infused scientific argumentation. We also encourage you to read all of the documents provided in the Teacher Resources section below.