8A70.25 - Earth - Climate Change

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:
  • 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.
  • 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.

Disclaimer: These demonstrations are provided only for illustrative use by persons affiliated with The University of Iowa and only under the direction of a trained instructor or physicist.  The University of Iowa is not responsible for demonstrations performed by those using their own equipment or who choose to use this reference material for their own purpose.  The demonstrations included here are within the public domain and can be found in materials contained in libraries, bookstores, and through electronic sources.  Performing all or any portion of any of these demonstrations, with or without revisions not depicted here entails inherent risks.  These risks include, without limitation, bodily injury (and possibly death), including risks to health that may be temporary or permanent and that may exacerbate a pre-existing medical condition; and property loss or damage.  Anyone performing any part of these demonstrations, even with revisions, knowingly and voluntarily assumes all risks associated with them.