Title: Examine the scientific research regarding climate change.
Course: Sustainability and Renewable Technologies (21053) > Section: Examining Technology's Effect on the Environment and Natural Resources

Examination should include research by unbiased, nonpolitical, and reputable scientific communities about climate change issues, such as

- carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas variations
- human activity and greenhouse gas
- factors that drive global warming
- how global warming effects climate
- population growth
- energy production
- agricultural practices (e.g., tillage, concentrated animal feeding operations [CAFO]).

Teacher Resources:

- What is climate change? A really simple guide, (https://www.bbc.co.uk/search?q=what+is+climate+change)
- Understand Global Change, (https://www.globalchange.gov/climate-change)
- Weather, Global Warming, and Climate Change, (https://climate.nasa.gov/resources/global-warming-vs-climate-change/)

Process/Skill Questions:

- How do climate change and global warming differ? How are climate change and global warming related?
- What are the implications for business if global warming and climate change become a prominent issue in government policy?
- What are the contrasting views on the science behind man-made climate change?