CO2 and Temperature Investigation Does global climate data show evidence of a relationship between the carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere and average global temperature?

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Climate Change in the Next Generation Science Standards Example middle school Earth Science performance standard: CodeStandardClarification Statement and Assessment Boundary MS-ESS3-5 Ask questions to clarify evidence of the factors that have caused the rise in global temperatures over the past century. Examples of factors include human activities (such as fossil fuel combustion, cement production, and agricultural activity) and natural processes (such as changes in incoming solar radiation or volcanic activity). Examples of evidence can include tables, graphs, and maps of global and regional temperatures, atmospheric levels of gases such as carbon dioxide and methane, and the rates of human activities. Emphasis is on the major role that human activities play in causing the rise in global temperatures.

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