ALEX Lesson Plan Resources

ALEX Lesson Plans  
Subject: Science (6)
Title: Consequence of Burning Fossil Fuels
Description: In this lesson, students will explore a consequence of burning fossil fuels: the greenhouse effect. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to interpret data to explain the greenhouse effect on temperature and how various human activities could cause changes in local and global temperature over time.  This lesson results from a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and ASTA. Lesson modified from Global Climate Change and Sea Level Rise plan from the California Academy of Science http://www.calacademy.org/educators/lesson-plans/global-climate-change-and-sea-level-rise.


Subject: Science (6)
Title: Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?
Description: During this lesson, students will create two line graphs: one that shows how carbon dioxide levels have changed over time, and one that shows how global temperatures have changed over time. Students will read current news article(s) detailing the human activities and natural processes that could change global temperatures. Students will interpret their graphical data, as well as information in the article, to determine if there is any relation between carbon dioxide levels and global temperatures.  This lesson results from a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and ASTA.


Subject: Science (6 - 7)
Title: Climate Change & The Carbon Cycle
Description: Students will explore greenhouse gases, how they effect the carbon cycle and the human role in climate change.   This lesson was created as part of the 2016 NASA STEM Standards of Practice Project, a collaboration between the Alabama State Department of Education and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.