Learning With: ‘A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy’
2. Why is the fungus C. auris so tenacious and so difficult to eradicate, according to the article? 3. Explain, in your own words, how the overuse of antibiotics can lead to drug-resistant bacteria and fungi like C. auris? How do germs evolve defenses to survive modern medicines? 4. Who is most vulnerable to “superbugs”…
30 Climate Change Graphs
How can we help students really see climate change when it is a planet-wide process gradually unfolding over decades? Any given hurricane, prolonged drought or scorching hot day (or summer) might be more likely to occur because of the changing climate. But there will always be weather anomalies; just like in sports, records will be…
Do You Think You Make Good Climate Choices?
In “Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz,” Veronica Penney’s four-question quiz assesses your understanding of the efficacy of different climate choices. The quiz takes less than five minutes; we recommend that you answer the four quiz questions before moving on.Ms. Penney then discusses the results of a study in which most participants…
Student Climate Strikes
From Sydney to Seoul and Cape Town to New York, children skipped school en masse on March 15 to demand action on climate change. What issues in your community, your country or the world do you think deserve more attention? What is one that you would take a stand on, like the students pictured above…
