SNC2P+Climate+Change

=Earth Science=

//Key Concepts//
By the end of this course, students will: • analyse some of the effects of climate change around the world, and assess the effectiveness of initiatives that attempt to address the issue of climate change; • investigate various natural and human factors that influence Earth's climate and climate change; • demonstrate an understanding of natural and human factors, including the greenhouse effect, that influence Earth's climate and contribute to climate change.

Daily Agenda
P. 311 #2, 3, 4, 6 || 8.4 8.5 || P. 303 #1 - 6 || 8.2 8.3 || P. 317 #1 - 5 || 8.6 8.7 || 9.2 || P. 347 #1 - 3 || 9.5 9.6 || 9.7 || P. 375 #2 - 5 || 10.1 10.2 10.3 || P. 382 #1 - 4 P. 394 #1, 3, 5 || 10.4 10.5 10.9 || P. 391 #2 - 4 P. 401 #1, 3, 4 || 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.11 ||
 * = **Date** ||= **Agenda** ||= **Homework** ||= **Readings** ||
 * < Jan.4 ||< # Take up Test
 * 1) What is Climate Change?
 * 2) Weather vs. Climate ||< P. 295 #1 - 5 ||< 8.1 ||
 * Jan.5 || # Factors that affect climate
 * 1) Climate zones
 * 2) Climate system
 * Atmosphere
 * Hydrosphere
 * Litosphere
 * Living Things || P. 307 #a - g
 * Jan.6 || # What is climate change?
 * 1) What do we need to know to understand climate change?
 * 2) Evidence of climate change || P. 299 #1, 2
 * Jan.7 || # Energy and the Sun
 * 1) Energy and Heat Transfer
 * 2) Albedo || P. 314 #1, 2, 4
 * Jan.8 || # Winds
 * 1) Ocean Currents || P. 339 #1 - 7 || 9.3 ||
 * Jan.11 || # Greenhouse Effect
 * 1) Greenhouse Lab Activity || P.331 #1 - 5 || 9.1
 * Jan.12 || # Sources of Greenhouse Gases
 * 1) Natural vs. Anthropogenic
 * 2) Carbon Footprint || P. 345 #2, 4 - 7
 * Jan.13 || # Evidence of Climate Change
 * 1) Contributors to Climate Change
 * 2) Studying Climate Change || P. 341 #1 - 3 || 9.4
 * Jan.14 || # Impacts of Climate Change
 * 1) Global Effects || P. 369 #1 - 5
 * Jan.15 || # Combatting Climate Change
 * 1) Government Action || P. 379 #1 - 3
 * Jan.18 || # Combatting Climate Change
 * 1) Personal Action || P. 385 #2 - 5
 * Jan.19 || # Review ||  ||   ||
 * Jan.20 || # Test ||  ||   ||
 * Jan.21 || # Exam Review ||  ||   ||

Interesting Links
[|Pembina Institute] [|David Suzuki Foundation] [|Climate Action Network] [|United Nations Climate Change Conference 2009] [|United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change] [|The Kyoto Protocol]