Code Number: 8A70.25

Demo Title: Earth - Climate Change

Procedure:

The Toffaletti, AJP reference lists a number of demonstrations that can be used to show features of climate change.

References:

  • Philipp Spitzer, "Carbonfootbricks: Brick Your Carbon Footprint for Sustainable Decisions in Everyday Life", TPT, Vol. 63, #3, March 2025, p. 181. 
  • Michele Dragoni, "Energy Flow at Earth's Surface", TPT, Vol. 62, #9, Dec. 2024, p. 754.
  • Nicolle E. B. Zellner, "Foote: Forgotten in Weart's Article", TPT, Vol. 62, #9, Dec. 2024, p. 708.
  • Marco Kragten, Muriel E. de Boer, Bert Bredeweg, "Learning About Climate Change and Decline of Biodiversity by Constructing a Qualitative Representation", TPT, Vol. 62, #2, Feb. 2024, p. 119.
  • Eric A. Schiff, "A Radiant Heating Experiment and Analogy With Earth's Surface Temperature", TPT, Vol. 62, #1, Jan. 2024, p. 50.
  • Stephen Holler, Usha Sankar, Mark McNeil, Melanie Knuts, Jahred Jack, "Project FRESH AIR: A Community Engagement Project About Health and Climate", TPT, Vol. 62, #1, Jan. 2024, p. 14.
  • Rundong Jiang, Xiaotong Ding, Charles Xie, "Solarize Your World: Addressing Climate Change Through Renewable Energy Engineering", TPT, Vol. 61, #8, Nov. 2023, p. 694.
  • Eric W. Burkholder, "Using Renewable Energy to Teach Conservation of Energy in Introductory Physics", TPT, Vol. 61, #8, Nov. 2023, p. 691.
  • David Baker, "The Day After Tomorrow and Daily Weather Briefings: Inquiry-Based Learning of Global Climate and Extreme Weather", TPT, Vol. 61, #8, Nov. 2023, p. 687.
  • Daneille M. Schmitt, Robert H. Nazarian, "Teaching the Global Energy Balance: A Complementary Computational and Hands-On Gamified Activity", TPT, Vol. 61, #7, Oct. 2023, p. 584.
  • Moriah F. Garate, Carson K. Chandler, Adam H. Bennion, Clark R. Snelgrove, Tracianne B. Neilsen, "Making the Physics of Energy and Climat Accessible to All", TPT, Vol. 61, #7, Oct. 2023, p. 580.
  • Danielle Bugge, Elana Resnick, "Escape the Arctic: A Climate Change Escape Room for Introductory Physics", TPT, Vol. 61, #7, Oct. 2023, p. 560.
  • Elissa D. Levy, Abigail R. Daane, Leslie C. P. Chamberlain, "An Energy Unit Fueled by Climate Change", TPT, Vol. 61, #7, Oct. 2023, p. 553.
  • Spencer R. Weart, "Are There Simple Models of Global Warming", TPT, Vol. 61, #6, Sept. 2023, p. 516.
  • Charles Xie, "Beyond Solar Cookers: Modeling and Designing Concentrated Solar Power as Engineering Projects in Physics Classrooms", TPT, Vol. 61, #6, Sept. 2023, p. 447.
  • Seth A. Major, "Footprinting in a Course on Energy", AJP, Vol. 91, #9, Sept. 2023, p. 714.
  • Stefano Toffaletti, Marco Di Mauro, Massimiliano Malgieri, Tommaso Rosi, Eugenio Tufino, Pasquale, Onorato, Stafano Oss, "A Teaching-Learning Sequence About Climate Change: From Theory to Practice", AJP, Vol. 91, #8, Sept. 2023, p. 676.
  • Gilbert N. Plass, "Effect of Carbon Dioxide Variations on Climate", AJP, Vol. 24, #5, May 1956, p. 376.
  • Laura Fattaruso, "Carbonate Rocks May Release More Carbon Dioxide as Climate Warms", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #12, Dec. 2024, p. 18.
  • Alex Lopatka, "Climate Change Drives Extinction - and Always Has", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #5, May 2024, p. 15.
  • Amy McGovern, Philippe Tissot, Ann Bostrom, "Developing Trustworthy AI for Weather and Climate", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #1, Jan. 2024, p. 26.
  • Michael Garstang, Robert G. Ellingson, "Earth''s Radiative Balance", Physics Today, Vol. 77, #1, Jan. 2024, p. 12.
  • Kristin Poiner, "Small Lakes Could Destabilize Earth's Ice Sheets", Physics Today, Vol. 76, #10, Oct. 2023, p. 70.
  • Katherine Bourzac, "March 1958: Charles Keeling Begins Long-Term Measurements of Atmospheric CO2 on Mauna Loa", APS News, Vol. 34, #3, March 2025.