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Purpose

The lab assignment allows you to explore the general composition and structure of the atmosphere. You will review processes that shape regional and seasonal weather patterns and outline some factors in natural climate variability.

Directions

Lab

For the Climate Change Lab, you need to complete the Paleoclimate: A History of Change activity (Links to an external site.). This interactive activity examines Earth’s past and present climate, highlighting the effects of two important factors: solar radiation and the composition of the atmosphere.

Read through the presentation and be sure to activate slides with small film clips inserted. Complete the student worksheet (Links to an external site.) found on the right side of the screen. We converted it to a Word document for your convenience, Climate Change Lab Sheet.docx download. The additional information in the film clips will assist in answering the questions.