Our Earth's Future

BY
American Museum of Natural History via Coursera

Mode

Online

Duration

3 Weeks

Fees

Free

Quick Facts

particular details
Medium of instructions English
Mode of learning Self study
Mode of Delivery Video and Text Based
Learning efforts 2 Hours Per Week

Course and certificate fees

Type of course

Free

certificate availability

Yes

certificate providing authority

Coursera

certificate fees

₹2,436

The syllabus

Module 1: Climate Change Is Happening: See It

Videos
  • Welcome to Our Earth's Future
  • What is science? What is climate?
  • Communicating Climate Change
  • Scientists at Work: Greenland Ice Core
Readings
  • Syllabus
  • Resources
  • Educator Resources
  • Energy Balance and the Greenhouse Effect
Practice Exercise
  • Week One: Check Your Climate Knowledge

Module 2: It All Comes Down to the Ocean

Videos
  • Welcome to Week Two
  • Melting Ice, Rising Seas
  • Oceanography 101
  • Arctic Sea Ice: The New Normal
Reading
  • The Role of the Ocean in Climate Change
Practice Exercise
  • Week Two: Check Your Climate Knowledge

Module 3: Climate Change is Happening: Model It

Videos
  • Welcome to Week Three
  • Climate Change: Understanding the Forecast
  • What are Feedback and Forcings?
Readings
  • Connecting Drought in Africa's Sahel to Climate Change
  • Climate Models
Practice Exercise
  • Week Three: Check Your Climate Knowledge

Module 4: Living with Climate Change

Videos
  • Welcome to Week Four
  • Patterns
  • Climate Change: A View from the Pacific
  • Declining Sea Ice Affects Caribou
  • Protecting Wildlife in a Changing Climate
Readings
  • The Impact of Climate Change on Pacific Island Peoples
  • Consequences of Climate Change
Practice Exercise
  • Week Four: Check Your Climate Knowledge

Module 5: Mitigate, Adapt, or Suffer?

Videos
  • Welcome to Week Five
  • Climate Change Risk in and Unknowable Future
  • Hurricane Sandy in NYC
Readings
  • Risk, Uncertainty, and the Future
  • Resources
  • Educator Resources
  • Opportunities for Educators
  • Support AMNH
  • Video Credits
Practice Exercise
  • Week Five: Check Your Climate Knowledge

Instructors

Dr Debra Tillinger
Instructor
American Museum of N...

Ph.D

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