SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION: A PANACEA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPLICATION FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION:
A PANACEA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND IMPLICATION FOR MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Aliyu M. Waziri, Udonsa A.
Ezekiel and 3Esaduwha S. Obukohwo
1&2Department
of Mathematics and 3Department of Physics
Federal College of Education, Yola,
Adamawa State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
In this
paper, mathematics is used for describing, predicting and communicating climate
change. We used the perspective of critical mathematics education to examine
how mathematics is constructed in reporting climate change. We took into
consideration the importance of mathematical modelling. Our discussion is
referenced by a newspaper report and a policy document. In ourargument, human
mathematical activity and the role of human activity in causing climate change
are all largely invisible. Mathematics
education has an important role to play in making the invisible visible.
Keywords:
Climate, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Modelling.
INTRODUCTION
The
global climate change is changing due to an increase of carbon dioxide (CO2)
in the atmosphere. In the 18th century, human activities have changed the
composition of the atmosphere, influencing the Earth’s climate. The Earth’s
climate system is complex. It is affected not only by what happens in the
atmosphere (the air), but also what happens on land, in the oceans, in the
forests and other ecosystems, and in the glaciers and the ice caps. However,
the importance of CO2 and other greenhouse gases such as nitrous
oxide, methane, and water vapour in the atmosphere cannot be overemphasized
because they are necessary for life on Earth. Though they make up a small
percentage of the Earth’s Atmosphere they play very important role. Greenhouse
gases are a natural part of the atmosphere. In fact, after the sun’s radiation
enters the atmosphere and warms up the Earth, these gases prevent some of the
heat from escaping back into space, similar to the way that the glass panes of
a greenhouse can trap heat. Without this “greenhouse effect,” the planet would
be too cold to support life as we know it.read full journal via this link>>
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