Resources+from+Sarah+Duffer

=Sarah Duffer= Sarah.Duffer@asheville.k12.nc.us

Here are **my notes** from our summer retreat... they are incomplete... but still..

My lesson plan brainstorm: - start with my ecological and carbon footprint web quest
 * 1) A great beginning/introductory video: The Carbon Crisis in 90 seconds: VIDEO!
 * 2) This would be good for a web quest... gets into deeper knowledge NASA Climate Change: Evidence
 * 3) CO2 Emissions over time and space
 * 4) Check out this graph of CO2 emissions since 1880.
 * 5) Concentration is defined as how much mass of a given substance (here we'll be talking about CO2) to a given volume of space (Earth's troposphere.) Now, check out this interactive of how atmospheric CO2 concentrations have changed between 2003 and 2009.
 * 6) Let's move from thinking globally to inquiring locally...Regional-specific map showing CO2 emission levels by county! They say that they've used NASA data: US 2002 CO2 Emissions from Fossil fuels By Count

Videos and Resources I love and/or want to spend more time with:
 * 1) Windows to the Universe... has an ESL component and is good for low level students
 * 2) How do we become completed independent from fossil fuels in 40 years? Check out this TED talk by Amory Lovins: A 40 year plan for Energy>
 * 3) I would LOVE help with making this[[file:web questSmart Grid.doc]] more engaging... since it's such a crucial topic in our transition to a renewable-energy dominant future.
 * 4) This is SO SCARY!!!! The impact of India's AC units on Climate Change...
 * 5) Polar Bear International... check out the Tundra Connections section
 * 6) Our World GIS Education, Mapping Our World - books come with a free copy of ArcGIS.
 * 7) [|American Forests CityGreen] - a GIS software tool that helps people understand the value of trees to the local environment.

nonrelated: Terry Groce spoof video