MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century.
Research and report on the evidence that human activities have caused climate change and some ways people can slow the process.
Some vetted online resource links that educators can use to advance their own understanding of the topic and share with students:
https://thewonderofscience.com/phenomenon/2018/5/13/glacier-national-park-is-melting-away
https://climate.nasa.gov/
https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
https://climate.nasa.gov/faq/19/what-is-the-greenhouse-effect/
https://scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/how-climate-works/greenhouse-effect
https://www.epa.gov/climate-indicators/greenhouse-gases
Fulfillment of Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Performance Expectations – Students who demonstrate understanding can:
MS-ESS3-5. Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. [Clarification Statement: Examples of factors include human activities (such as fossil fuel combustion, cement production, and agricultural activity) and natural processes (such as changes in incoming solar radiation or volcanic activity). Examples of evidence can include tables, graphs, and maps of global and regional temperatures, atmospheric levels of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, and the rates of human activities. Emphasis is on the major role that human activities play in causing the rise in global temperatures.]