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Title:

Exploring Paleoclimatology in the Classroom

Url:

https://serc.carleton.edu/usingdata/datasheets/Paleoclimatology_Raroto...

Publisher:

Science Education Resource Center

Description: This guide provides instructions for educators on how to access and use coral radioisotope data for classroom activities. The data consist of Sr/Ca ratios and Sea Surface Temperatures (SST) for coral samples near Rarotonga Island in the South Specific gyre, covering a 271 year period, from the World Data Center for Paleoclimatology. Topics include methods for reconstructing temperature records, the South Pacific Gyre and EL Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO), and the relevance of decadal variations in sea surface temperature. Students will learn to use the data to generate graphs comparing Sr/Ca ratios to historical temperature data and to calculate the statistical relationship between isotope ratios and temperature. They may also use linear regression analysis to compare and evaluate methods for reconstructing climate history and interpret chemical data from coral samples. A link to the dataset website and to links for additional references are also provided.

LC Classification:

Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Environmental sciences -- Environmental conditions. Environmental quality. Environmental indicators. Environmental degradation -- Global environmental change
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation -- Oceanography -- Physical oceanography -- Temperature -- Distribution of temperatures -- Surface
Science -- Botany -- Geographical distribution. Phytogeography -- Topographical divisions -- Pacific islands. Oceania -- By island or group of islands, A-Z -- Rarotonga
Science -- Physics -- Meteorology. Climatology -- Paleoclimatology
Science -- Physics -- Meteorology. Climatology -- Paleoclimatology -- Special topics, A-Z -- Climatic variations

GEM Subject:

Science -- Technology
Science -- Oceanography
Science -- Meteorology
Science -- Earth science
Science -- Instructional issues

Key Concept:

Meteorology -- Climate change
Meteorology -- Temperature

Date Issued:

2009-11-16

Resource Type:

Dataset
Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual

Format:

Document -- HTML

Audience:

Educator
Professional/Practitioner

Education Level:

High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Graduate/Professional
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Upper Division)

Language:

English

Access Rights:

Free access

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