Global Climate Change

Virginia SOL ENV.8

Investigate and understand how natural events and human activities affect global climate change.

What students need to be able to do

  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how human activities affect global climate change.
  • Compare the effects of natural events and human activities on global climate change.
  • Develop and use a model to explain how changes in global temperature affect a specific ecosystem.
  • Make, support, and evaluate a claim about how climate change affects Virginia communities.
  • Research ways to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and propose solutions to reduce emissions in the school, home, and community.