In this lesson, students investigate whether other parts of the world are changing and getting hotter just like Colorado.

Students explore the greenhouse effect in this lesson using a computer simulation and develop a model for how it works.

This lesson explores if it is normal that world temperatures are rising at the currently observed fast pace.

This resource is a video abstract of a research paper created by Research Square on behalf of its authors. It provides a synopsis that's easy to understand, and can be used to introduce the topics it covers to students, researchers, and the general public. The video's transcript is also provided in full, with a portion provided below for preview:

"In 2009, 28 world-renowned scientists gathered on a mission: to figure out how to save the planet—or, at least, how far we can push the planet before threatening our survival. The result was a list of nine critical environmental limits below which the Earth’s future would remain safe—by keeping atmospheric carbon low, for example. Exceeding those limits would risk irreversible global damage. But despite providing good science-based measures for monitoring the Earth’s health, these so-called Planetary Boundaries fail to address one very important question: What can you— as a citizen, CEO, city council, or national committee—do to help? That’s where a new approach called Planetary Accounting comes in. The problem with the Planetary Boundaries is that they can’t be directly translated to figures that make sense at smaller scales..."

The rest of the transcript, along with a link to the research itself, is available on the resource itself.

Students model the life cycle of a salmon by moving from station to station following directions they receive on the station cards. They experience the challenges, both natural and human-caused, that salmon face.

This course examines interpersonal and group dynamics, considers how the thoughts, feelings, and actions of individuals are influenced by (and influence) the beliefs, values, and practices of large and small groups. Learning occurs through a combination of lectures, demonstrations and in-class activities complemented by participation in small study groups and completion of homework assignments.

In this lesson, students utilize case studies to learn about the ways climate change is currently impacting people and other living things around the world.

In this lesson, students explore reasons why temperatures in particular Colorado cities are rising.

This lesson explores climate data at local, national, and global levels to determine that temperatures are changing all over the world, and that there are certain locations where temperatures are warming faster than the global average.

This lesson introduces why certain cities in Colorado are getting hotter using a video by the Denver Post that describes the pattern.

During this lesson, students explore the increase in summer temperatures and describe the pattern as it relates to Colorado using a video by the Denver Post.

This lesson has students investigate how albedo is contributing to temperature increasing in some places, like cities, are increasing at faster rates than elsewhere.

This lesson has students explore what land use changes are happening and how changes in surface color affects temperatures in cities.