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Provide your students with insight into the science of our atmosphere and the effects of humanity's actions on the Earth System. A scientific perspective on climate change will also help students separate fact from fiction in popular accounts of Global Warming in order to make informed decisions about products and lifestyle choices that affect the Earth System. We look at the makeup of the earth's atmosphere to better understand the causes of Global Warming, as well as the common types of greenhouse gases. All concepts and vocabulary are presented in a way that makes the information accessible to students and easier to understand. Our resource is comprised of reading passages, comprehension questions, hands-on activities, test prep, and color mini posters. All of our content is aligned to your State Standards and are written to Bloom's Taxonomy.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- A Changing Planet -- The Greenhouse Effect -- Climate Change -- Effects of Global Warming -- Helping Out -- The Trouble With Cars -- Enviromentally Friendly Energy -- What's a Carbon Sink -- A Global Problem -- Part of the Solution -- Glossary -- Index Websites -- Back Cover

The accelerating pace of global warming is provoking anxiety that the Earth is reaching an ominous threshold, a point of no return. Within a decade or two, various feedbacks may take greenhouse warming past any human ability to contain or reverse it. Carbon-dioxide levels in the atmosphere are rising rapidly, fed by increasing fossil-fuel use world-wide, melting permafrost, slash-and-burn agriculture in Indonesia and Brazil, increasing wildfires, as well as rapid industrialization using dirty coal in China and India. Global warming may well become the most urgent problem the world faces during the 21st Century . Natural variations are no longer the major contribution (or forcing) in Earth's climate. Human contributions became the major factor about 1950. This book has been prepared as a reference for high-school students, but it also will be useful for anyone who wants a compact, plain-spoken basic guide to the science of global warming. Global Warming 101 begins with an examination of basic issues, followed by important controversies in the field. The book then describes scientific issues related to melting ice, rising seas, and effects on plants and animals, as well as human health. Global Warming 101 concludes with consideration of possible solutions. Global Warming 101 combines a survey of the science of global warming with reporting from around the world, from sinking Pacific islands and thawing Arctic permafrost, which indicate that significant global warming already has begun.

Compares the utility of a carbon dioxide tax system to emissions trading for ameliorating global warming. References. Adapted from the source document.