JONA CHOUDHURY
MORRIS HIGH SCHOOL
Global Warming
Introduction:
Global warming is a
worldwide problem. Earth’s atmosphere traps some of the heat that would
normally radiate into space. The result is that Earth’s average temperature is
rising. Recently, lawmakers have taken notice of this global epidemic and are
devising policies which will reduce long term affects of the changing climate.
In 1990, the United Nations General Assembly created the Intergovernmental
Negotiate, a treaty on global warming or climate change. The goal of this web
quest is to analyze current policies in order to develop policies that will
improve the Earth's atmosphere and decrease global warming.
Task:
Global warming is a growing problem.
You are an environmentalist and you want to find the best solution for
this problem by concentrating on how the U.S is affected by global warming. To accomplish your goal, you have to use the
6-step public policy approach to write a report and oral presentation.
- Determine the nature of the problem of
global warming and the effects it
would have on the U.S.
- Research and
collect data on the climate and temperatures of the U.S.
- Identify the
causes of global warming.
- Find the
policies taken by the U.S. government to prevent global warming from
becoming a greater threat to our society.
- Create a
policy so that you can help the government to save the place where you
live from the effects of global warming.
- Provide an explanation for the best policy
to be used in order to prevent global warming.
Process:
1.
Students will break
into groups of 3.
2.
Use the websites to
find information about Global warming.
3.
Discuss in the
group policies taken by the government to prevent Global warming.
4.
Use the information
to create a new public policy.
5.
Present the new
policy to the other groups.
Resources:
The following are
some useful websites:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/nation/specials/science/climatechange
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/06/20010611-2.html
http://www.ecobridge.org/content/g_cse.htm
http://www.uic.com.au/nip24.htm
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/climate/index
Evaluation:
The report will be
evaluated based on the rubric chart below.
|
|
Need improvement |
Satisfactory |
Exemplary |
|
Quality of
information |
General information
without examples |
Accurate
information with one specific example |
Accurate
information with two or more specific examples |
|
Format |
No format followed |
A general format
followed |
Format is followed
perfectly |
|
Accuracy |
Serious grammatical
errors |
Few spelling mistakes |
Grammatically
perfect |
Oral Presentation
will be evaluated based on the rubric chart below.
|
|
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
Subject |
Address clearly |
Addressed
adequately |
Addressed
adequately |
Needs more
explanation |
Does not address
topic |
|
Speech |
Loud enough and
easy to understand |
Appropriate volume |
Volume is erratic |
Difficult to
understand at times |
Cannot be heard |
|
Eye Contact |
Good |
Intermittent |
Erratic eye contact |
Lack of adequate
eye contact |
Very little eye
contact |
|
Visual Aid |
Used effectively |
Helps presentation |
Does not enhance
speech |
Poor visual aid |
No visual aid |
|
Organization |
Well organized |
Good organization |
Speech gets “off
track” in places |
Lack of
organization |
No organization |
This web quest
focuses on the following Science Standards:
S4e: Demonstrates an understanding
of the impact of science.
S7d: Explains a scientific concept
or procedure to other students.
This web quest
focuses on the following English Language Arts Performance Standards:
E1c: Read and comprehend informational materials.
E3c: Prepare and deliver a presentation.
Conclusion:
By researching global warming using
different websites, students will be able to learn how policies devised by the
government can prevent global warming from harming the society in which they
live in. In doing so, they can also
create their own policies to help save their environment from the harmful
effects of global warming.