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Curriculum Guide Evaluation

Thank you for taking a few minutes to provide us with some thoughtful feedback about our curriculum guide. We know how busy you are, so we wanted to send you a small token of our appreciation in exchange for your time—a complimentary copy of the new CD from UCS, Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast.

This CD includes a five-part PowerPoint presentation based on the report (containing over 90 slides), and pdf copies of the report, all five state summaries, all supplemental materials, and the curriculum guide. To receive this CD, please provide us with your name and mailing address, and fill out the evaluation form below.

First Name*:
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Institution:
Department:
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Yes, please send me a copy of the CD

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In what type of course did you use the guide? (check all that apply)
biology or other life science
general or physical science
geography or other earth science
social science
Other

At what grade level did you use the materials?
9^th grade
10^th grade
11^th grade
12^th grade
Other

Which activities did you use? (please include activities that you modified) (check all that apply)

activity 1: Warming Up to Global Warming – What Is It and Why Should I Care?

activity 2: Understanding Climate Change – The Greenhouse Effect and How Humans Contribute to It.
     extension 1: Personal contributions to climate change
     extension 2: Contribution for Gulf Coast cars

activity 3: Gulf Coast Climate and How It May Change in the Future.

activity 4: Know Thy Home – The Gulf Coast's Unique Ecosystems
     extension 1: Guidebook to Natural Places.
     extension 2: Class Discussion

activity 5: Nature's Bounty – Goods and Services of Gulf Coast Ecosystems.
     extension: Community Education Project.

activity 6: What Could Happen Here? – Exploring Ecosystem Changes.

activity 7: Early Warning Signs – Searching for Indicators of Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region.
     extension 1: Impacts on already endangered species.
     extension 2: Journal.

activity 8: Climate Change and Me – Time Warp to 2050.
     extension: Group discussion of benefits and losses of such a future world.

activity 9: Reducing Our Impact on the Global Climate – Possible Solutions.
     extension: Commit to one change!

activity 10: Reducing Our Impact on the Local Environment – Possible Solutions.
     extension 1: Making someone think about climate change.
     extension 2: Walking in a Water Manager's Shoes.
     extension 3: Walking in a Coastal Manager's Shoes.

all the activities.

If you modified the activities, please briefly describe how.

Overall, how useful was the curriculum guide in your teaching?
very useful
useful
somewhat useful
not useful

Did you find the activity objectives appropriate for students in your class?
just right
too difficult
too easy

Did you find the activity specific skills appropriate for students in your class?
just right
too difficult
too easy

Was the logistical information provided accurate, up-to-date, and sufficient?
Time requirements:
accurate
insufficient
overestimated
Please specify actual time needed for the activities you used

Material requirements:
accurate
insufficient
overestimated
Please specify materials needed but not mentioned in the guide

Background information:
accurate
insufficient
more than needed
Please specify information needed but not mentioned in the guide

Additional resources:
accurate
insufficient
more than needed
Please specify resources needed but not mentioned in the guide

What additional information would have made the guide more useful?
please check all the apply
more resources
more detailed description of procedure
other(please specify)

resources other than web sites (please specify)

Did you visit the UCS Web Feature Gulf Coast's Ecological Heritage at Risk?
yes
no

Did you direct your students to this web feature?
yes
no

How informative would you rate the web feature (one a scale from 1 [not at all] to 5 [very informative]:
water resources
sea-level rise
human perspectives
state-by-state summaries
special places
solutions - slow the change
solutions - speed our response

Do you have any additional feedback for us on the web feature?

Do you plan to use any of the slides from the Confronting Climate Change in the Gulf Coast Region PowerPoint presentation? (Available on the complimentary UCS CD coming your way)
yes
no
maybe; will decide after I review them.

Do you have any additional feedback for us on the curriculum guide?

Are you aware of any educators' newsletters or list-servs that we might notify to help publicize our materials?

Would you provide us with the names and email addresses of a few of your colleagues that you think would be interested in learning about our curriculum materials?

Do you have other questions or comments for us?

Thank you for taking the time and care to fill out this evaluation form. We truly appreciate your feedback and will use it to improve this product and future materials for educators. You may be sure that we look forward to providing you with the best science-based teaching materials on global change in the future. Your thank you gift will be in the mail shortly!

Jason Mathers
ssi@ucsusa.org

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