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Climate Change booklet. Test Friday  










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12/14
Form questions:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFJCenJpSWhfVmstMUJ4Z2JVMmpOTHc6MA
   Reading
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=deep-water-ocean-currents-climate

DUE WEDS NIGHT





12/9/09
Check for the attachment below for the reading and the associated questions

Select 10 new-to-you words to define:

 Pick 5 sub-disciplines of biogeography and describe what they mean

 What was the author’s main point and provide specific examples of evidence he used to support his points.

 Academia / Public

What impact does public opinion on scientific matters impact public policy?

 Why would it be important for the public in a democracy to be scientifically literate?

 Provide examples of where a lack of public understanding has impeded science (not in article).

 Define Biogeography:

 Write a brief summary of the research methods used and the results.

 What did you think of the article? Easy read? Confusing? About the authors point?

 













Below is a link to a series of articles related to the water crisis. you job is to become fluent and able to participate and potentially answer questions regarding this issue. The idea is for you to take notes and be prepared to take part in a mock conference. here are the stakeholders in the situation, you will be assigned to one of these positions and need to form an opinion from their standpoint. put yourself in their shoes and you will need to role play in their character. gather facts and data and understand how the water crisis impacts your verse the others. why should you get water rights?
  • farmers
  • homeowners association
  • government
  • environmentalists
  • health care representatives
  • Alliance for the great lakes
  • representative of third world countries
  • Environmental scientists
http://www.scientificamerican.com/report.cfm?id=water-2009






http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=three-ways-to-green-up-yo



Ozone Oops... but it's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=can-closing-the-ozone-hole-also-combat-climate-change




Scientific American article: Due Weds 10/2
Read the following articlehttp://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=iceland-geothermal-power
and answer the questions
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHJPbGFqMExtelZ5OUxyUDVORkxhSEE6MA

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Brian Streng,
Dec 9, 2009 6:57 AM