Science 10 Climate Change
Helpful Links
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment - one per group.
Find a variety of good-quality sources for your research
Books
http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Print: A selection of books have been set aside for you on the reserve cart.
Ebooks: Lightbox Interactive Book on Climate Change; is available through the library catalougue. Sign up for an account to view this resource.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the Library Website
(Passwords required for home use – see green bookmark)
General Reference Encyclopedias: WorldBook, Britannica, Encyclopedia of Canada
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Cite these as reference sources that you got from a database.
Databases
http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Explora (EBSCO)
Try this general reference database for information on Climate change and The Greenhouse Effect.
Canadian points of View Reference Centre (EBSCO)
Go to the databases page of the WVSS library website. Look under EBSCO for Canadian Points of View. Under browse by category select environment and then climate change.
This resource contains point and counterpoint arguments on the topic plus a guide to critical analysis.
Global Issues in Context (GALE)
Select the Global Issues in Context Database from the Gale list on the library database webpage.
Select browse issues and topics. Select Global Warming or Climate Change headings.
The search will produce an overview of the issue as well as numerous links to other sources.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (GALE)
Select browse issues from the menu bar and select Global Warming and Climate Change from the list of issues. You will find a variety of recent sources on this topic here.
Science in Context (GALE)
Select Science in Context from the list of databases. Enter Global Warming into the search engine. The database will return a variety of reference, journal, magazine, and news sources.
Greenr (GALE)
Greenr is a Database focusing on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online. Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are. Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu for educational institutions, .gc.ca for Canadian Government Sources, and .gov for US government sources)
Government of Canada
Search for Government of Canada resources by using : .gc.ca after your search term.
Start with Environment Canada's All about Climate Change webpage
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/understanding-climate-change.html
The Science of Climate Change, a November 2015 publications from Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/Publications/CDFE86EB-E309-4C4E-80EE-9D2919EEE2F9/EN---Climate-Science-Briefing---23-NOV-2015---FINAL.PDF
Check the appropriate government department for climate change impacts: For example
Health impacts of climate change can be found on the Heath Canada Website.
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-health/climate-change-health.html
Government of British Columbia
In British Columbia the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Sustainability monitors climate change.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/climate-change
BC's Carbon Tax: http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/tbs/tp/climate/A1.htm
BC Climate Action Tool Kit http://www.toolkit.bc.ca/adaptation-challenges-and-opportunities
British Columbia Educational Institutions
The University of Victoria's Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions' Climate Insights 101 will give you information on Climate Change, impacts and mitigation specifically for British Columbia.
http://pics.uvic.ca/education/climate-insights-101
US Government
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (site archived in 2017)
https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climatechange_.html
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov/climate
NASA Climate Change Website: https://climate.nasa.gov/
NASA Climate Change for Kids: https://climatekids.nasa.gov/
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: Impact of Climate Change on Human Health https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/
International Governments
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
For an international perspective, look at the reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/syr/
For the website on their most recent report http://ar5-syr.ipcc.ch/
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
cop23.unfccc.int/
Goals of the 2017 conference in Bonn are here http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-liveblog/
Non Profit Organizations
Global Footprint Network, This non profit organisation was started by the cofounder (with UBC professor Bill Rees) of the concept of the carbon footprint.
https://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/ecological-footprint/
David Suzuki Foundation
A local non profit environmental organisation.
https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/top-10-ways-can-stop-climate-change/
WVSS Library Website: http://www.sd45slc.ca/
WVSS Library catalogue: http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Noodle Tools: http://www.noodletools.com/
Starting your research
Open a Noodle Tools project for this assignment - one per group.
- Both partners log in to Noodle Tools.
- One partner creates the new project using MLA as style and Advanced for level.
- That person shares the project with the partner by adding the student's Noodle Tools id under student collaboration. This way both students can contribute to the same works cited list.
Find a variety of good-quality sources for your research
Books
http://sd45library.sd45.bc.ca/
Print: A selection of books have been set aside for you on the reserve cart.
Ebooks: Lightbox Interactive Book on Climate Change; is available through the library catalougue. Sign up for an account to view this resource.
Databases and Reference Sources accessed via the Library Website
(Passwords required for home use – see green bookmark)
General Reference Encyclopedias: WorldBook, Britannica, Encyclopedia of Canada
http://www.sd45slc.ca/encyclopedias.html
Cite these as reference sources that you got from a database.
Databases
http://www.sd45slc.ca/databases.html
Explora (EBSCO)
Try this general reference database for information on Climate change and The Greenhouse Effect.
Canadian points of View Reference Centre (EBSCO)
Go to the databases page of the WVSS library website. Look under EBSCO for Canadian Points of View. Under browse by category select environment and then climate change.
This resource contains point and counterpoint arguments on the topic plus a guide to critical analysis.
Global Issues in Context (GALE)
Select the Global Issues in Context Database from the Gale list on the library database webpage.
Select browse issues and topics. Select Global Warming or Climate Change headings.
The search will produce an overview of the issue as well as numerous links to other sources.
Opposing Viewpoints in Context (GALE)
Select browse issues from the menu bar and select Global Warming and Climate Change from the list of issues. You will find a variety of recent sources on this topic here.
Science in Context (GALE)
Select Science in Context from the list of databases. Enter Global Warming into the search engine. The database will return a variety of reference, journal, magazine, and news sources.
Greenr (GALE)
Greenr is a Database focusing on the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources.
Websites
Be sure to assess the quality and credibility of websites that you find online. Consider who wrote it and what their credentials are. Consider limiting your searches to certain domains. (.edu for educational institutions, .gc.ca for Canadian Government Sources, and .gov for US government sources)
Government of Canada
Search for Government of Canada resources by using : .gc.ca after your search term.
Start with Environment Canada's All about Climate Change webpage
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/environment/weather/climatechange/understanding-climate-change.html
The Science of Climate Change, a November 2015 publications from Environment Canada http://www.ec.gc.ca/Publications/CDFE86EB-E309-4C4E-80EE-9D2919EEE2F9/EN---Climate-Science-Briefing---23-NOV-2015---FINAL.PDF
Check the appropriate government department for climate change impacts: For example
Health impacts of climate change can be found on the Heath Canada Website.
https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/environmental-workplace-health/climate-change-health.html
Government of British Columbia
In British Columbia the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Sustainability monitors climate change.
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/environment/climate-change
BC's Carbon Tax: http://www.fin.gov.bc.ca/tbs/tp/climate/A1.htm
BC Climate Action Tool Kit http://www.toolkit.bc.ca/adaptation-challenges-and-opportunities
British Columbia Educational Institutions
The University of Victoria's Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions' Climate Insights 101 will give you information on Climate Change, impacts and mitigation specifically for British Columbia.
http://pics.uvic.ca/education/climate-insights-101
US Government
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) (site archived in 2017)
https://19january2017snapshot.epa.gov/climatechange_.html
NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
http://www.noaa.gov/climate
NASA Climate Change Website: https://climate.nasa.gov/
NASA Climate Change for Kids: https://climatekids.nasa.gov/
Centre for Disease Control and Prevention: Impact of Climate Change on Human Health https://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/
International Governments
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
For an international perspective, look at the reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/syr/
For the website on their most recent report http://ar5-syr.ipcc.ch/
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
cop23.unfccc.int/
Goals of the 2017 conference in Bonn are here http://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/11/cop23-liveblog/
Non Profit Organizations
Global Footprint Network, This non profit organisation was started by the cofounder (with UBC professor Bill Rees) of the concept of the carbon footprint.
https://www.footprintnetwork.org/our-work/ecological-footprint/
David Suzuki Foundation
A local non profit environmental organisation.
https://davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/top-10-ways-can-stop-climate-change/