Lesson 11: Feedbacks and Cascading Effects: Tipping Points
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Describe positive and negative feedback loops within Earth's systems (e.g., ice-albedo feedback).
How does the "Albedo Effect" (reflectivity of ice) create a loop that accelerates warming? Can a feedback loop ever be stopped once it starts?
Albedo effect
feedback loop
HS-ESS3-5: Analyze geoscience data and the results from global climate models to make an evidence-based forecast of the current rate of global or regional climate change and associated future impacts to Earth’s systems.
Focus on understanding data presented in tables, graphs, and maps, and drawing logical conclusions.
DOK 2 (Skill/Concept): Explaining the relationships between Earth's systems, interpreting graphs of climate data, describing the carbon cycle.
Different photos of the moon or other moons in the solar system that have high albedo.
Solar light is the only cause or factor.
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exit ticket
Laptops
Online simulations.