Education on climate change, energy and ecological footprint
- Offered byCoursera
Education on climate change, energy and ecological footprint at Coursera Overview
Duration | 6 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Official Website | Explore Free Course |
Credential | Certificate |
Education on climate change, energy and ecological footprint at Coursera Highlights
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Education on climate change, energy and ecological footprint at Coursera Course details
- What you'll learn
- Identify what climate change is and its connections with factors such as climate, Earth systems, and energy.
- Design a diagnosis of ecological awareness and motivation to understand the short and long-term causes, effects, and risks of climate change.
- Identify and promote global and local actions for climate change mitigation.
- This course explores key concepts of climate change, such as climate, terrestrial systems, and energy
- Their relationships are analyzed, and a diagnosis is proposed to promote school awareness of the short-term and long-term causes and effects of climate change
Education on climate change, energy and ecological footprint at Coursera Curriculum
Welcome to the course
Module 1: Our climate is changing
1.1.3 Climate and weather
1.2.1 Earth's systems
1.2.4 Greenhouse effect
1.2.5 Fossil fuels
1.1.1 What is climate change?
1.1.2 Climate change and schools
1.1.4 The weather
1.1.5 Variables that determine the climate
1.1.6 Climate and our culture
1.1.7 The seasons and tropical climate
1.2.2 The atmosphere
1.2.6 Fossil fuels and climate change
1.2.7 The ozone layer
1.3.1 Examples of other schools
1.3.2 Diagnosis of environmental awareness and motivation
1.3.3 Climate change concept map
1.4.1 Module conclusion
1.1.9 Evaluation questionnaire
1.2.8 Evaluation
1.1.8 Forum: Exploring concepts in the classroom
1.2.3 Forum: Exploring concepts in the classroom
Module 2: Our climate is changing
2.1.1 Ecological footprint and actions at the global level
2.1.5 What is El Niño and La Niña?
2.2.1 Energy cycle
2.2.5 Renewable and nonrenewable energy sources
2.2.7 Renewable energies
2.2.10 Controversial energy sources
2.3.1 Energy efficiency
2.1.2 Ecosystem capacity
2.1.3 Effects and impacts of climate change
2.1.4 How do we know the climate is changing
2.2.2 Energy and development
2.2.4 Energy sources
2.2.6 Nonrenewable sources
2.2.8 Renewable energies: advantages and disadvantages
2.2.9 Use of alternative technologies
2.2.11 Large hydropower and nuclear power: advantages and disadvantages
2.3.2 Sustainable energy for all
2.3.3 Examples of other schools
2.3.4 People committed to fight climate change
2.3.7 Request Your Digital Badge!
2.4.1 Module conclusion
2.5.1 Main Lessons of the Course
2.5.2 What did you think of the course?
2.5.3 Keep Learning
2.1.6 Evaluation questionnaire
2.2.13 Evaluation questionnaire
2.3.6 Evaluation questionnaire
2.2.3 Forum: Exploring concepts in the classroom
2.2.12 Forum: Exploring concepts in the classroom
2.3.5 Where does the energy we use at school comes from