Global Warming

[catsclaw-01]

There are scientists from both ways of thinking on global warming. That makes it so difficult for us lay people to decide.

ID has a great point! Why not try to do something!?! Why should we sit idly by waiting the powers that be decide whether or not we need to do anything, then what exactly it is we need to do. Surely, even Americans can think for ourselves!

In my classroom I used to give each student a small piece of paper (the size of a small post-it) and had them crumble it up. The could just wad it up, tear it in smaller pieces, or whatever. I would have the first student throw their paper in the middle of the floor and ask the class if that was such a mess. Everyone would, of course, say that one small piece was no big deal. But after the entire class threw in their pieces, the mess was a big deal. It took longer to pick up the mess from everyone, with everyone helping, that it did to throw it down. If that mess would have been disposed of properly the first time, it would have saved us all time and trouble.

That is an extremely simple way of illustrating the combined effect of each of us. We would apply this to lots of different situations, as it does make quite a statement for young children.

My point is, the same is true with adults. This sort of ties in with the thread on manners. We need to set examples for children. We should expect them to demonstrate the same consideration.

Isabelle90 what a wonderful way to demonstrate the effects we humans have on this great planet of ours. So simple and yet so graphic. I look forward to reading more about your teaching methods. Perhaps I can share my teaching methods with you.

[Isabelle90]

Just a suggestion for this thread and anyone interested. The State of Fear by Michael Crichton is an excellent book on this topic. Yes, it is fictional, but Michael Crichton does his research before he writes, and The State of Fear is no exception. This book stirred up a lot of controversy.

Isabelle90 what a wonderful way to demonstrate the effects we humans have on this great planet of ours. So simple and yet so graphic. I look forward to reading more about your teaching methods. Perhaps I can share my teaching methods with you.

Catsclaw, I've noticed you've been addressing me in a few threads....?