Lessons 1 through 3

Vocabulary Rating scale

2
pp. 6, 7

3
pp. 8, 9

Cycle Web Organizer (pdf)

Reading a Line Graph (doc)

Reading a Pie Chart or Circle Graph (doc)

5
pp. 12, 13

6
pp. 14,15

What We Know About Weather (pdf) journaling, word banks, recording weather data, what I learned summary ESL, & ABE Levels 20, 30

Fact Sheet - Evidence of Global Warming
(doc)

Read and Respond activity (doc)(Read the fact sheet and respond.) Levels 20-GED, with adaptations

Comprehension and
Geography questions (doc)
ABE Levels 20-30

Problems for Us
Stopping Global Warming
Waking up to Global Warming

10 Ways to go Green and Save (doc)

Going Green Checklist - 101 Ways to Get Started (doc)

Writing Activities (doc)
ABE Levels 20-30

Where Does My Money Go? (doc) Reading a pie chart, estimation, multiplication, critical thinking skills
ABE Levels 20-40

What Can We Do? (doc)(use electric bill statement to implement a way to save electricity)
ABE Levels 20-40

Computer Lab Activity (doc)
Appliances, energy bills, ways to help
ABE Levels 20-40

Global Warming Wheel (pdf)
This is a wheel you can print out and put together that will show what you can do in your home to cut down on global warming.

What Can I Do? (pdf)
Reading comprehension, questions, close exercise, writing, word building
Source: EdHelper.com
ABE Levels 20-40

Hybrid Cars (pdf)
Reading comprehension, questions, close exercise, voccabulary, writing
Source: EdHelper.com
ABE Levels 20-40

Supplemental reading

Global Warming basics

Climate Understanding the Big Idea Study Guide
Teacher Guide (pdf file)
Student Guide (pdf file) ABE Levels 20-40

Global Warming Fact Sheet Series (pdf)
ACE, Atmosphere, Climate, and Environment Information Service (basic, mostly easy to read global warming information; good questions, list of things we can do to reduce global warming)
ABE Levels 20-40

Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer (pdf)
Can be used with any topic that has causes and effects

Cause and Effect Graphic Organizer 2 (doc)
Can be used with any topic that has causes and effects

Climate Change in the News (doc) Can be used with any type of news article on Global Warming ABE Levels 20-GED, as adapted by instructor

Collection of Reading Strategies Graphic Organizers and directions (doc)

Cycle Organizer (pdf)

Fact and Concept Graphic Organizers (doc)

KWL (pdf)

KWL Modified (pdf)

Main Idea (pdf)

Problem Solution (pdf)

Read and Respond (doc)

Summary Organizer (pdf) Summary Organizer directions (pdf)

Three, Two, One (pdf)

Venn Diagram (pdf)

Question Boxes Activity (doc) (critical thinking skills, comprehension, questioning)
Can be used with any topic Levels 20-GED,
as adapteed by instructor

Learning About Global Warming (pdf file)
What I learned, cause effect, what's being done
Levels 20-40

Earth Day Analagies 1 (htm) (harder)
cars are to polution as bicycle is to clean air

ABE Levels 30-GED, as adapted by instructor

Earth Day Analagies 2 (htm)(easier)
land is to litter as air is to smog

ABE Levels 30-GED, as adapted by instructor

Exit Cards (doc)(Quick five minute activity at the end of class to find out what students learned and what questionns they still have.)

Exit Cards(pdf)(Example)

Use with main idea and suppoting details organizer (pdf)
ABE Levels 30-GED

Global Warming: Defining and Solving the Problem (Powerpoint presentation) Lots of tables and graphs, clear illustrations to explain concepts
Source: Steven H. Johnson ABE Levels 20-40
The Wallcharts Workshop

The Carbon Cycle
Powerpoint presentation(simple cycle)

Global Warming Cartoons (web site)
http://cagle.com/news/GlobalWarming07/main.asp
Levels 30-GED, adapted by instructor

The Cartoonists Group (web site)
http://www.cartoonistgroup.com/
Levels 30-GED, adapted by instructor

Interpreting a Cartoon worksheet
Levels 30-GED, adapted by instructor

Supplemental reading

Global Warming

The
Carbon Boom (pdf file) GED level

Use SQ4Rorganizer (pdf file)

Global Warming (blue booklet from EPA)

There is a box of these booklets (about 100 copies) at the Adult Education office in Building 4.
GED level

Climate changes, Wildlife, and Wildlands-Great Lakes and Upper Midwest (pdf file) GED level

Use SQ4Rorganizer (pdf file)

Web sites

Carbon Calculator
Calculate how much you contribute to global warming

Ecological Footprint Quiz
Find out how much land and water you need to support what you use and discard.

Northern Edge Global Warming
Click on Climate Change. Adult learners work on a climate change project, take a quiz, do a writing activity. ABE Level 20-30

Create a Graph
Users can create a pie chart, line graph, areea graph, or bar chart and print it out.

Interactive Polar Ice Cap Melter
Use the slider in the interacitve animation to see the decline in Arctic sea ice mass over the last 26 years.

National Geographic - Global Warming
Global Warming causes, effects, solutions
videos, news

The Discovery Channel - Global Warming
Global Warming signs, history, videos, news, greenhouse challenge, and more