• Title/Summary/Keyword: An Inconvenient Truth

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A Study on Interdisciplinary Education Model of Using Climate Change Film-Focusing on Documentary An Inconvenient Truth (기후변화 영화를 활용한 융합교육 모형연구: 다큐멘터리 <불편한 진실>을 중심으로)

  • Hwang, Young-mee;Oh, Jung-jin
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.57-64
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    • 2016
  • This study is about interdisciplinary education model of using Davis Guggenheim's documentary film on global warming which is a big concern in climate change issues, An Inconvenient Truth. It based on Al Gore's slide speech. Through a course student analyzed the cause and phenomenon of global warming resulted from increase of $CO_2$ by using fossil fuel and its environmental science effects-heat wave, desertification, tornado, hurricane, sea level rise caused by melting glaciers, destroying ecosystem like habitat degradation of wild animals, for example polar bear, extreme cold wave caused by change of ocean currents- of global warming. After, student discussed of efforts to prevent global warming. This educational model is appropriate for lower grade student of environmental engineering and also available for converged majors or general education class.