Webquest by
Kent Butler
Global
Warming: To what end?
Introduction
Violent
storms, drought, and other climate change may mean some people will not get to
eat properly in the future- possibly the near future.
You know that unless you become extremely wealthy, you and your family might be
at risk for starvation. What is the effect of constantly pumping certain
greenhouse gases into the atmosphere? You are a member of an interdisciplinary
investigatory committee, composed of members from the Department of
Agriculture, Department of Energy, and Congressional Task force aides.
Task
Using
the Public Policy Analyst, your charge is to investigate:
1) the hottest planet found in
the solar system, and why it is so hot;
2) the relative values of the
gases found in our atmosphere originally
3) the four main gases proposed to
be causing increased energy effects on our planet (stronger thunderstorms,
hurricanes, tornadoes, increased periods of drought, etc.,) and other climate
change.
4) the difference between our
earlier atmosphere and the present atmosphere by percentage
5) the rate of change for each of the proposed
greenhouse gases
6) show a graph, with the
x-axis denoting time, and the y-axis denoting increase (in parts per million)
of one of the proposed greenhouse gases
7) present a two to three page paper,
and an oral presentation of five minutes. A rubric will be given to you and
your cohort to assess the importance of your analysis.
8) demonstrate how the problems
you have found in our atmosphere may lead to decreased food available to the
human population
Process
1. Go to the
World Wide Web and look up the hyperlinks below.
2. Complete
the Public policy Analyst worksheets hyperlinks .
3. Complete a
two to three page
paper based on your findings.
4. Be prepared
to present your findings to the class by oral presentation.
Resources
Atmosphere, Climate and
Environmental Impact
worksheet4
Evaluate existing Policies
worksheet5
Develop new solutions
worksheet6
Provide best solution
Evaluation
|
Criteria |
Excellent 3 |
Good 2 |
Poor 1 |
Pts |
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Gathering Information: PPA |
Problem is identified and researched thoroughly. All steps of the PPA are addressed and the
handouts are complete. |
Problem is
identified and researched. All six steps of the PPA are addressed. Most worksheets are completed
correctly. |
Problem is identified and partially researched. Some of the worksheets are incomplete. |
|
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Group Dynamics |
Students work cooperatively in groups each
contributing to the final products.
Students remain on task completing work in a timely manner. |
Students work cooperatively in groups. Students remain on task most of the time, however they do need several reminders to remain on
task. |
Group dynamics are poor. Students do not work cooperatively and/or
they do not all contribute to the final product. |
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Research Paper: Content |
All of the required topics are addressed thoroughly
in the paper. Content is accurate and
ideas are supported well by research. |
All of the required topics are addressed in the paper, however, some topics could have been researched
more thoroughly. Content is accurate. |
All of the topics are not addressed in the paper. More than two topics are not covered in enough
detail. Content is inaccurate. |
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Research Paper: Grammar
|
Paper is grammatically correct. There are no spelling or punctuation
mistakes. |
There are a few minor grammatical errors. |
There are major grammatical errors. |
|
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Research Paper: Presentation |
Paper follows all requirements described in the task. Resources are cited properly. |
Almost all of the requirements for the paper are
met. Resources are cited properly. |
Major requirements for the paper are not met. OR Resources are not cited properly. |
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Oral Presentation |
Each person participates in the presentation. Students speak clearly and address the
question completely. |
Each person participates, however the presentation is
unclear at times. The question is
answered completely. |
One or two people present. The flow of the presentation is unclear. Questions are not answered completely. |
|
Total
Possible Points: 18 Total Points Earned:____
Standards
Science
Standard s4a: Demonstrates an
understanding of big ideas and unifying concepts
Standard s4d: Demonstrates an
understanding of the impact of technology
Standard s4e: Demonstrates an understanding
of the impact of science
Standard s5d: Proposes,
recognizes, analyzes, considers, and critiques alternative explanations; and
distinguishes between fact and opinion
Standard s7c: Critiques published
materials
English
Language Arts
Standard 1: Language for Information and Understanding
Standard 2: Language for Literary Response and Expression
Standard 3: Language for Critical Analysis and Evaluation
CONCLUSION
Upon completion of this project, you should have a better
understanding of the problems associated with Global Climate change, and the
possible effects of public policy analysis.