A Survey of School Students' Knowledge and Attitude about the Global Warming

In a world where Man is aggressively competing with fellow Man for political and economic superiority, his concern for the well being of the earth upon which he lives, and the earth upon which he depends for his shelter and sustenance is being overlooked. This study is an attempt to contribute to the growing body of knowledge about senior secondary students' conceptions and views concerning global warming. The results of the present study show significant differences in understanding level of boys and girls on various concepts of global warming. There is a degree of uncertainty in students' minds as to what exactly causes global warming and what they could and should do to check it, though students generally seemed well informed about carbon dioxide and CFCs as greenhouse gases, global warming makes the earth hotter and causes melting of polar ice and it can be reduced by planting more trees.