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Ecosystem Workshop Module 3B: Summer 2010 Lesson Plan for Module 3B: Biosphere Response to Changing Climate Instructor: Ryan Kelly Teaching goals: Give a concise overview of projected climate change Explain the potential effects of climate change on the biosphere Offer specific examples of biome shifts expected to occur given climate predictions Learning objectives: At the end of the lesson student will be able to: Describe major patterns in climate change projections for the 21st century Understand the broad impacts that climate change may have on the biosphere Give examples of biome shifts that may occur due to climate change Equipment / supplies needed: Worksheets (1 & 2) Figures of maps Homework / papers to be collected: Other considerations: This lesson is meant to be paired with Module 1A: Distribution of the World’s Biomes Homework to be assigned: Finish worksheet Ecosystem Workshop Module 3B: Summer 2010 Time allotted: 7 minutes Lesson activities for the instructor and the students: Discuss global climate change with the students. Encourage specificity in terms of the amount, spatial pattern, and rate of climate change: How much warming is really expected, and over what time scale? Where will climate change be most severe? How do projections of precipitation and temperature change differ? Show a slide of temperature and precipitation projections for the late 21st century, for use in the following activity. 8 minutes Roughly divide the class into 3-5 groups and assign each a biome. Ask the students to brainstorm briefly with their neighbors to predict changes to their assigned biome, given their own prior knowledge and the climate maps on display. After several minutes, discuss several of the predictions to get a feel for the major concepts that 1) ecosystem shifts are expected over the next 100 years, and 2) many factors may complicate the actual responses of ecosystems to climate change. 25 minutes Ask students to work with a partner on completing the attached worksheet. Remainder of worksheet can be assigned as homework. 10 minutes Debrief students on their findings. Emphasize dramatic ecosystem shifts that would be predicted based on climate change alone. Are such shifts actually likely on such a short time scale? What about shifts into “No Analog” climates—that is, some places may have climates in 2100 that aren’t even on the biome diagram!