Is climate change really happening?

Since "Fridays for future" climate change has been on everyone's lips and is discussed in public and politics. Especially young students are engaged in this topic. But how scientists come up with a reliable statement that there are no climate change? In this workshop, students will explore fact-based this statement. You are looking for scientific methods to approach the question demonstrably. They use real data, work out the regression analysis themselves and use it to Hypothesis test for validation. The aim is to critically and objectively to reflect on a very emotional subject.

Duration: from 6 hours (incl. lunch break)
Contents: linear regression analysis, coefficient of determination, hypothesis tests
Previous knowledge: Concept of function, differential calculus, arithmetic mean
Target group: Upper secondary mathematics courses
Created by: Maren Hattebuhr
Registration: Appointments can be made individually by e-mail at KIT or RWTH Aachen University.

Source of the image: https://pixabay.com/de/illustrations/klimawandel-globale-erw%C3%A4rmung-klima-2063240/

Material

The interactive learning material can be accessed via the online platform workshops.cammp.online. How to create an account on the platform and use the
material is explained in this video. In addition, accompanying material is provided for teachers on the online platform, which can be accessed via a password that can be requested by e-mail.

List of publications and talks to this modul:

  • Hattebuhr, M. und Frank, M.: Computergestützte mathematische Workshops für Oberstufenschüler/innen zum Thema Klimawandel. In Hans-Stefan Siller, Wolfgang Weigel & Jan Franz Wörler (Hrsg.), Beiträge zum Mathematikunterricht 2020 (S. 1515-1515) (poster, conference proceedings contribution). Münster: WTM-Verlag, 2020.

  • Hattebuhr, M.: Einblicke in die Klimaforschung - Perspektiven eines computergestützten mathematischen Projekttages für Oberstufenschüler*innen (presentation), ISTRON, Berlin, 2019.

  • Hattebuhr, M.: Complex Modeling: Does climate change really exist? - Perspectives of a project day with high school students (poster, conference proceedings contribution), CERME, Utrecht Niederlanden, 2019.

  • Hattebuhr, M.: Computergestützte mathematische Workshops für Oberstufenschüler/innen zum Thema Klimawandel (poster), German IPCC conference, Nauen/Berlin, 2019.

  • Hattebuhr, M.: Komplexe Modellierung: Trump gegen die Wissenschaft – Gibt es den Klimawandel wirklich? (presentation), ISTRON, Würzburg, 2018.

  • Hattebuhr, M.: Complex modeling: Trump against Science – Does climate change really exist? (presentation), IAMIT, Kaiserslautern, 2018.

  • Hattebuhr, M.: Komplexe Modellierung: Trump gegen die Wissenschaft – Gibt es den Klimawandel wirklich? (presentation, conference proceedings contribution), GDMV, Paderborn, 2018.