Analyzing Geoscience Data (1 of 5)
using photographs of glaciers to understand climate change
The iconic glaciar peaked mountain Illimani, as seen looking south out of La Paz, Bolivia.
The iconic glaciar peaked mountain Illimani, as seen looking south out of La Paz, Bolivia.
The investigation is able to collect sufficient data to arrive to a scientifically reasonable conclusion.
Compare and contrast multiple image sets, which is a way of replicate the procedure; the more times you do, the greater confidence you can have your results are not due to chance (degrees of freedom). A data table is provided to have a data collection plan and purpose for investigation.
The last ice age was not the first and will not be the last. Obtain and communicate information about long-term patterns in climate change.