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See more from this Session: Teaching and Learning about Complex Earth Systems: Effective Strategies in Undergraduate Classrooms and Teacher Development Programs
Abstract:
In this contribution, I will describe how I use EdGCM to teach earth system science concepts to mostly non-science undergraduate students. In my classes, students explore the complex interaction of different components of earth systems (e.g., effect of atmospheric greenhouse gases on ocean temperatures) through inquiry-based assignments using their own datasets. In addition to interactively learning about earth systems and global change (e.g., Maunder Minimum, polar amplification, etc.), students are also actively involved in the process of science as they can develop their own hypotheses about environmental change and sustainability, and design their own computer model experiments.
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See more from this Session: Teaching and Learning about Complex Earth Systems: Effective Strategies in Undergraduate Classrooms and Teacher Development Programs