Climate Change Worksheet: Critical Thinking Activity

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Students read short text passages on various climate change topics then complete:

• Short answer questions
• Flow charts
• Claims-evidence-reasoning prompts
• Cause and effect grids

This activity can be used during a climate change unit or as a stand-alone lesson at any point in the school year. It would make a great emergency sub plan, as well. All information in the questions are provided in the short texts, so no prior knowledge is required. The worksheet is 4 pages long (2 front/back) and includes 8 short texts with 22 questions.

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Included text passages and questions in this resource relate to:

• Greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect
• Carbon dioxide
• Water vapor
• Melting ice
• Deforestation
• Albedo effect (reflection of solar energy)
• Carbon dioxide and the ocean
• Ocean acidification

Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS3-5, ESS3-4, HS-ESS3-5
• NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Engaging in argument from evidence
• NGSS Science & Engineering Practice: Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information

Teacher Notes:

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Related Standards:

• NGSS MS-ESS3-5: Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.