Week 13

 1. What did you do in Lab?

  • Discussed "Before the Flood" and the "Coupled Inquiry Model" with our table groups and as a whole class
  • Climate T/F Kahoot
  • Created a lesson plan to outline how we could introduce reading data in your future classroom
  • Discussed and summarized the key takeaways from climate data 
  • Examined cheery blossoms peak bloom day of the year
    • Trend started becoming earlier in the 1800s due to increased carbon emissions

2. What was the big question?

How can data inform our climate change science teaching?

By teaching students to value and interpret key pieces of data. In this case, data can clearly detail the climate related changes to our world due to increased temperatures. 

3. What did you learn in Thursday Discussion?

  • Misinformation is readily available and we must teach our students to examine their sources
  •  Global warming was predicted in 1896
  • Why do some regions have a hot climate and some cold?
    • L- Latitude. Distance from the Equator is a key factor.
    • O- Ocean Currents. Temp of an ocean affects the temp of air that passes over it.
    • W- Wind & Air Masses. A large volume of air that takes on the climatic conditions of the area.
    • E- Elevation. Higher in altitude, the colder the air temp.
    • R- Relief. Precipitation created when an air mass rises to cross a mountain barrier
    • Near Water: In the summer, water acts like an air conditioner to keep the air temps cool. In the winter, water acts like a heater to keep the temps from getting too cold.
  • Albedo effect- ice melting makes the land darker, so more heat is absorbed
  • If only Greenland melts, sea levels will rise by 7.3 meters
  • Paris Agreement- An international treaty on climate change that was created to limit global warming to a change of 2 degrees Celsius. Adopted in 2015.

4. Textbook

       1. What did you learn?

  • The atmosphere is relatively thin at just 60 miles wide
  • The atmosphere regulates the Earths temperature, weather and climate
  • When infrared radiation from the Sun reaches Earth some radiation is reflected back into space and some is absorbed by greenhouse gases
  • Without the greenhouse effect Earths temperature would not be regulated to support life
  • The Albedo Effect is the amount of energy reflected by a surface. The Earths albedo is decreasing as a result of climate change
  • Darker materials absorb heat, lighter materials reflect heat
  • The carbon cycle describes how carbon moves between the atmosphere, land and water
  • Scientists use ice cores to gather data about carbon dioxide levels over time

       2. What was most helpful? 

The graphics and videos included in the chapter helped describe the cycles and effects related to climate. 

       3. What do you need more information on? 

I did not know about ice cores prior to reading the chapter so I found this interesting and would like to learn more about them. 


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