Materials to Teach

Angeles Heras Caballero. aheras@farm.ucm.es

Catedrática de Química Física. Departamento de Química en Ciencias Farmacéuticas. Instituto Pluridisciplinar. Facultad de Farmacia. Universidad Complutense. Madrid.

As part of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), students need to "ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century." Many teachers have little to no formal training in how to teach about climate change. Along with the ever-changing research and the controversy that comes with it, it's understandable that some teachers may shy away from the content, or even prevent students from digging in too deep.