Is qualitative or quantitative research more convincing when it comes to climate change? In the eighth lesson during this 21-part series, scholars begin by performing a quantitative analysis of deforestation and urbanization. Then, they use the same area to perform a qualitative analysis. They wrap up the lesson by developing a presentation on what they learned about climate change.

Concepts

deforestation, urbanization, global warming, climate change, rural environments, urban environments, agricultural revolution, urban development

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Debate the best way to use the land in order to protect the people, the current habitat, and the earth

Classroom Considerations

• Requires prior knowledge of deforestation, urbanization, and how to calculate percent change
• Builds on the previous lesson in the series, so they must be completed in the correct order

Pros

• Includes many links for prerequisite knowledge, vocabulary, reading, and further learning
• Aligns to the National Science Education Standards, National Education Technology Standards, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Education Standards, Climate Literacy Principles, and Energy Literacy Principles
• Provides high-color photographs

   

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.7 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.7 RST.11-12.9