(Great Lakes Instructional Materials for the Changing Earth System)
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| GLIMCES (Great Lakes Instructional Materials for the Changing Earth System) |
|
 Ohio Sea Grant College Program |
Developed with the support of Ohio Sea Grant College Program, 1995. |
1. Descriptions
GLIMCES provides a packet of scientific
scenarios of how global warming could affect the Great Lakes region, a
review of climate models, and methods of teaching about those changes in
secondary science and social studies classes.
All activities are tested in classrooms, reviewed by scientists, and matched to existing curriculum restructure efforts. Global change is an ideal issue for building inquiry skills, data search capabilities, and cooperative decisionmaking.
- 200 pages of classroom-ready activities
- 40 activities on topics related to global warming
- Scenarios about the impact of global change on ten Great Lakes enterprises and issues
- Earth Systems orientation - interdisciplinary, systems approach
- Innovative techniques for instruction
- Linkages to Benchmarks and National Science Education Standards
- Applications of the internet and standard classroom technologies
2. Topic Areas and Activities
Included
Great Lakes in Perspective
Global Climate Change
- How well do you know the Great Lakes?
- How great are the Great Lakes?
Great Lakes Climate Factors
- Is the globe warming? Is there evidence in the Great Lakes region?
- How are data from varying sources applied in problem identification?
- How do greenhouse gases affect heat absorption?
- Why don't all scientists agree that global warming is in progress?
Visualizing Changes in the Earth System
- How is the precipitation of the Great Lakes Basin related to lake level change?
- What extremes of climate characterize the Great Lakes region?
- What Great Lakes factors will increase and what will decrease as a result of global warming?
- What will people see on the long walk to the water’s edge?
- How do cartoons and comics present environmental issues?
BuiodiversityLife Support For An Aging Lake
- Do Christmas Brid Count data reflect trends associated with global warming?
- After the maples, then what?
- What do scientists know about Great Lakes invader species and the effects of global change on them?
- How will global warming affect Great lakes fish?
Estuary Values and Changes
- What happens to Euglena populations when their environment changes?
- How does an increased amount of lake life affect dissolved oxygen levels?
Toxic Chemicals and Global Change
- What happens when nutrients enter a lake?
- How does the estuary serve as a nursery?
- What happens to the wetlands if the shoreline migrates?
Agriculture and Climate Change
- How big is the problem of airborne toxins?
- Where do all the toxins go? (Internal view)
- Where do all the toxins go? (External view)
Great Lakes Shipping and Lowered Lake Levels
- Will the corn belt be tightened?
Recreation: Where Will We Play
- Will global warming change the economics of the shipping industry?
- What economic costs and benefits might coastal communities experience from lower lake levels?
- How can we map changes in water level?
Environmental Response
- How might global warming affect recreation around the Great Lakes?
- Should we develop winter or summer recreation?
- What should people do about global change in the Great Lakes?
- How do energy use decisions influence global change? (Cars on trial!)
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