Description:
This module is divided into units that can stand alone: The Driving Forces of Global Change; Environmental Change in Terrestrial Ecosystems; Climate Change; Human Impacts and Responses. Each unit includes Background Information; an Instructor's Guide; and Student Worksheets. Major goals of this material are to actively engage students in problem solving, challenge them to think critically, invite students to participate in the process of scientific inquiry, and involve them in cooperative learning.

Organization:
The Association of American Geographers

URL:
http://www.aag.org/HDGC/www/intro/toc.html

Contact:
AAG Staff for Education, gaia@aag.org, The Association of American Geographers, 710 Sixteenth Street NW, Washington, DC, 20009-3198, Phone: (202) 234-1450; Fax: (202) 234-2744

Cost:
Free

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
Post Secondary

Subject:
Biology
Climate
Earth System Science
Geography
Global Environmental Change
Greenhouse Effect
Land Use
Population Growth

Resource Type:
Internet Site
Curriculum/Instructional Materials

Date Added to teachearth.com:
11/25/01