Climate Change
UC Davis scientists work to ID food crops that can survive global warming
Introduction: Reading Circle: UC Davis scientists
In your table groups read the above article and complete the Discussion Sheet below
|
Blog Alert: Do you believe that science supports atmospheric carbon dioxide in the next 50 years as high as this presentation suggests? |
Level 6 Guiding Question: What is climate change and how will it impact California and the World?
Answer the following questions on the assignment form.
- Explain the mechanism of the greenhouse effect.
- Compare the effects of the greenhouse effect on Mars and Venus to that on Earth.
- Define and quantify global warming.
- Describe paleoclimatic changes over the course of Earth’s history. How are these data collected, when no one was around to measure temperatures?
- Summarize the evidence for greenhouse gases as the cause of recent global warming.
Level 6 Investigation: Greenhouse Effect Simulator
Click on the button below to learn what in the "Greenhouse Effect", how it works and what we can do to control it. This activity requires Adobe Flash so you will have to use a laptop or desktop computer to view it!
Level 6 Investigation:Carbon Dioxide's insulating power
Climate Change & Carbon Dioxide Lab Video |
Making a Graph for your Science Fair |
How to setup, calibrate and collect data for the climate change and carbon dioxide lab.
|
How to use google sheets to make graphs
|
|
|
Data Entry
Level 6 Videos
|
|
The Greenhouse Effect & Climate Change
Level 6 Elaborate
Make an Infographic on Climate Change
To understand what an infographic is please read the website on the left. It will inform you on their purpose and how to build them and what they should display. A ton of examples are displayed and explained. Any topic on climate change maybe used to build your infographic remember, KEEP IT SIMPLE! After you know what an infographic is, spend some time getting familiar with the types of infographics and their design tips.
|
Click on the button to learn how to use Easel.ly You will be using the website called "Easel.ly" so get familiar with it.
Student Sample of an Inforgraphic for Greenhouse Gases
Make a Educreation an inforgraphic on Ozone or Greenhouse Gases
To complete this section you will need to complete an infographic on Ozone or Greenhouse Gases. In your project you work myself to create an informational yet creative inforgraphic (see the article above to read how to make them). First watch the above vidoes on Ozone or Climate Change you may also read the chapter on Climate Change before you design your infographic. In additon, a short on how to use www.easel.ly is included. This will be due by Friday.
|
|
Level 6 Review: Practice Quiz
Level 6: Summary
Watch the video entitled "Plant the Seed!" The Once-ler challenges Ted to plant the last Truffula seed and says, "....it is not what it is, it is what it will be come!"
|
Assignments for this Unit: Due by Friday 1-30
Introduction, Reading Circle: UC Davis scientists
BLOG Alert: Inconvenient Truth Video Clip
Level 6 Investigation:Carbon Dioxide's insulating power Lab
Level 6 Investigation:Data Entry
The Greenhouse Effect & Climate Change (form)
Level 6 Elaborate: Make an inforgraghic on Greenhouse Gas
Level 6 Summary: Blog on the Onceler
BLOG Alert: Inconvenient Truth Video Clip
Level 6 Investigation:Carbon Dioxide's insulating power Lab
Level 6 Investigation:Data Entry
The Greenhouse Effect & Climate Change (form)
Level 6 Elaborate: Make an inforgraghic on Greenhouse Gas
Level 6 Summary: Blog on the Onceler