1. I actually teach Earth Systems, a new course in BCPS that combined Earth Science and Environmental Science. I am an earth scientist, so I miss a lot of the Earth Science curriculum. I always tried to include climate change when I taught the climate unit. Now we have an entire unit devoted to climate change. We also discuss past climates in an early unit on co-evolution.
2. The students seem to be understanding and connecting to the idea that the Earth is warming because of us. I thinks some of my students that live near the Bay will see the increase of erosion due to sea level rising. Many students don't seem to see the connections to themselves. I try to remind them that we are the ones that buy the products from the polluters, so we are responsible.