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Evolution, Birth Control, Climate Change
Embracing Controversy inScience Education
Alan Gould Director, Global Systems Science
Lawrence Hall of Science University of California
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The Rondonia Rainforest Investigation is in chapter 5 of GSS “A New World View”
Climate Change cover
Cover art by Cary Sneider
Climate Change contents
Understanding the Greenhouse Effect
Earth's Greenhouse Effect
Graph of temperatures: 1866-1988
Screenshot of Investigation to predict CO2 increase
What is the Controversy About? (Chapter 3)
Staying Up to Date
How Can We Measure Carbon Dioxide? (chapter 5)
Role models in science
Losing Biodiversity CoverCover art by
Cary Sneider
Contents-Losing Biodiversity
The Trail Back from Extinction
Chapter 3: The Origin of Species
Case of the Pepper Moth
“Beetles” Investigation
Darwinism
Puzzle of Inheritance
Gregor Mendel
Hybrid Cross Coin Toss
Population Growth Cover
Population Growth Contents
Goat Island
Feedback Loops
Feedback—Positive/Negative
Palestinian/Israeli Feedback
Goat Island Feedback
Goats and Dogs
How Many Is A Billion?
Verhulst's Population Equation
Carrying Capacity
World Population
Doubling Time
Doubling Time Investigation
One Child
Can We Limit Human Population Growth? (chapter 7)
Contraception
Abortion
Difficult Questions
Education of Women
for High School Climate Change Education
Establish Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) of high school teachers.
Focus PLCs on effective climate change education in existing courses.
Identify best strategies for distance-meetings.
Identify best resources for use in high school climate change education.
Connect teachers with climate scientists.
Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) staff: Traci Wierman (GEMS) Laura Tucker (GEMS) John Erickson (GSS/GEMS) Erica Friesen (GSS) Peggy Storrs (Administration) Shirley Lee (Evaluation) Ardice Hartry (Evaluation)
High Leverage System for Building PLCs 3 LHS staff leaders work with... 20 Regional/local PLC teacher leaders 15 participating teachers in each PLC
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More on Climate Change
Investigation: Measuring Carbon Dioxide
Chapter 9. What Do You Think About Climate Change?
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DNA
Moron Population Growth
The Case of India
Death Rate
Disease and War
Rural to Industrial Transition
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