Students need to have an understanding of the greenhouse effect and how the atmosphereis heated, and then they will examine various forces within the climate system in order to begin to realize the myriad of forcings that impact the various climate change models and their influence on climate change. In this unit, students will not only learn how the greenhouse effect works on Earth, but they will also examine how the greenhouse effect is impacted by various human related and natural phenomena. With the changing landscapes, students will infer and defend how changes in the Earth’s surface will impact climate change in the future. Finally, students will discuss how changes in the poles will have resounding impacts on the global climate system in terms of rising ocean levels, changes in carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere, and they will finish the unit with a project to investigate how they can personally reduce their impact on Earth in substantial and meaningful ways.