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Climate Literacy Principles
Humans can take action
GP a Climate science improves informed policy and decision-making
GP b Reducing human vulnerability to and impacts on climate requires multi-disciplinary, integrated understanding
GP c Climate change affects national security
GP d Greenhouse gas reduction and carbon dioxide sequestration to mitigate climate change
GP e Strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emission (energy conservation, renewable energies, change in energy use)
GP f Strategies of human adaptation to climate change
GP g Actions taken by different levels of society can mitigate climate change and increase preparedness for current and future generations
Sun is primary energy
1 a Sunlight warms the planet
1 b Earth's Energy balance
1 c Axial tilt of Earth governs incoming sunlight and seasonality
1 d Milankovitch/orbital cycle
1 e Solar variability has no significant impact on Earth's current warming
Climate is complex
2 a World's climate definition
2 b Ocean as climate control, oceanic conveyor belt; abrupt changes in thermohaline circulation
2 c Greenhouse effect
2 d Biogeochemical cycles of greenhouse gases / Carbon cycle
2 e Role of aerosols in climate system
2 f Equilibrium and feedback loops in climate system
Life affects climate; climate affects life
3 a Climate's role in habitats ranges and adaptation of species to climate changes
3 b The Greenhouse effect supports the water cycle and makes life possible
3 c Climate impacts ecosystems and past species extinctions
3 d Holocene is unusually stable – human infrastructure vulnerable to change
3 e Biosphere drives the global carbon cycle
Climate is variable
4 a Definition of climate and climatic regions
4 b Climate is not the same thing as weather – defining difference
4 c Climate change vs. climate variability and patterns
4 d Changes in climate is normal but varies over times/ space
4 f Evidence is that human impacts are playing an increasing role in climate change
4 g Natural processes of CO2 removal from atmosphere is slow; Long residence time of some GHG
4 e Global warming and especially arctic warming is recorded in natural geological and historic records
Our understanding of climate
5 a Climate system is subject to the same physical laws as the rest of the Universe
5 b Observations are the foundation for understanding the climate system
5 c Observations, experiments, and theory are used to construct and refine computer models
5 d Meteorology and climatology are related but different sciences, and their processes are modeled and forecast differently
5 e Climate models are robust enough to be used for guiding decision and actions as response to climate change
Humans affect climate
6 a Global warming is "very likely" caused by human greenhouse gas emission
6 b Increased GHG concentrations in atmosphere will remain high for centuries and affect future climate
6 c Human activities have increased GHG levels and altered global climate patterns
6 d Evidence shows that human-caused global warming have impacted ecosystem resulting in reduced biodiversity and ecological resilience
6 e Negative impacts of global warming outweigh positive
Climate change has consequences
7 a Sea level rise and resulting impacts is due to melting ice and thermal expansion and increases the risk
7 b Effects of climate change on water cycle and freshwater availability
7 c Increased extreme weather events due to climate change
7 d Increased acidity of oceans and negative impacts on food chain due to increasing carbon dioxide levels
7 e Ecosystems on land and in the ocean have been and will continue to be disturbed by climate change
7 f Human health and well-being will be affected to different degrees from the impacts from climate change
Energy Literacy Principles
Energy affects quality of life
7.1 Economic security
7.2 National security
7.3 Environmental quality
7.4 Fossil fuel supplies are limited
7.5 Access to energy affects quality of life
7.6 Vulnerable populations
Energy is a physical quantity
1.1 Energy is a quantity
1.2 Thermal energy
1.3 Energy is neither created nor destroyed
1.4 Energy quality degrades over time
1.5 Forms of energy
1.6 Chemical and nuclear reactions
1.7 Units of energy
1.8 Power
Physical processes on Earth are the result of energy flow
2.1 Changes in energy flow over time
2.2 Sources of energy on Earth
2.3 Earth's climate driven by the Sun
2.4 Water stores and transfers energy
2.5 Energy moves between reservoirs
2.6 Greenhouse gases affect energy flow
2.7 Effects of changes in Earth's energy system
Biological processes depend on energy flow
3.1 The Sun is major source of energy for organisms and ecosystems
3.2 Food is a biofuel
3.3 Continual input of energy is needed
3.4 Energy flows through food webs
3.5 Ecosystems are affected by availability of energy.
3.6 Humans live within Earth's ecosystems.
Various sources of energy are used to power human activities
4.1 Humans transfer and transform energy
4.2 Human use of energy is subject to limits and constraints
4.3 Fossil and bio fuels contain energy captured from sunlight
4.4 Humans transport energy
4.5 Electricity generation
4.6 Humans store energy
4.7 Different sources of energy have different benefits and drawbacks
Energy decisions are influenced by several factors
5.1 Energy decisions are made at many levels
5.2 Energy infrastructure has inertia
5.3 Systems-based approach
5.4 Economic factors
5.5 Political factors
5.6 Environmental factors
5.7 Social Factors
Human use of energy
6.1 Two meanings 'conservation of energy'
6.2 Conserving energy
6.3 Demand for energy is increasing
6.4 Earth has finite energy resources
6.5 Social and technological innovation
6.6 Behavior and design
6.7 Embedded energy
6.8 Calculating and monitoring energy use
Demos & Experiments
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Making a Solar Oven
Topic(s):
Solar Energy, Efficiency and Conservation
Grade Level:
Middle (6-8), High School (9-12)
This activity from the Department of Energy provides background information about solar ovens and instructions on building a simple model solar cooker.
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