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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.

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