Extreme Biodiversity on the High Seas

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Beskrivning

The Extreme Biodiversity on the High Seas is an immersive educational tool designed to enhance understanding of environmental changes and their impacts on global biodiversity. Through this interactive platform, users can virtually visit diverse ecosystems, observe the effects of climate change, and examine real-world conservation efforts. The tour offers detailed narratives, geospatial data, and visualizations that illustrate the interconnectedness of climate systems and living organisms. Educators can integrate this resource into science, geography, and environmental studies curricula to promote inquiry-based learning and critical thinking. By engaging with this tool, students gain a comprehensive perspective on sustainability challenges and the importance of proactive environmental stewardship.

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Preparation: Ensure access to Google Earth on classroom devices.

Introduction: Begin with a discussion on climate change and its global impacts.

Exploration: Guide students through the Google Earth tour, highlighting key areas affected by climate change.

Analysis: Encourage students to note observations on biodiversity changes and conservation initiatives.

Discussion: Facilitate a class dialogue on findings and potential solutions to environmental challenges.

Extension: Assign students to research specific regions or species impacted by climate change using Google Earth.

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Resurserna

The resources and tools, can be found here:

• Hope Spot: Costa Rican Thermal Dome – Google Earth
• Mission Blue inspires action to explore and protect the ocean. Led by legendary oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue is uniting a global coalition to inspire an upwelling of public awareness, access and support for a worldwide network of marine protected areas – Hope Spots.
• UNEP’s Atlas of our Changing Environment

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Lärandemål

• Ta reda på förkunskaper och vidareutveckla kunskapen om och förståelsen för viktiga nyckelbegrepp inom hållbart medborgarskap genom att utmana etablerade världsbilder och värderingar.
• Tillämpa en rad lämpliga verktyg och ramverk för att främja studenternas hållbarhetsmedborgarskap
• i samarbete syntetisera kunskap, verktyg och ramverk för att skapa utbildningsmaterial och lektionsplaner som är anpassade till deras eget lokala sammanhang

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Gröna kompetenser

• Förankring av hållbara värderingar: Främja naturen
• Att ta tillvara komplexitet inom hållbarhet: Systems Thinking
• Att föreställa sig en hållbar framtid: Utforskande tänkande

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Creative Commons

Climate Change and Biodiversity Exploration via Google Earth is Licensed by CC By 4.0.

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Globala mål för hållbar utveckling