Climatologist
BIG IDEA:
Solid, liquid and gaseous earth materials all circulate in large scale systems at a variety of time scales, giving rise to landscapes, the rock cycle, ocean currents, weather, and climate.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What causes the great variation at the Earth's surface?
OVERVIEW:
Scientists have been studying the global water cycle to gather clues relating to potential climate change during the past decades. This cycle is a critical indicator of climate change and it also critically impacts ecosystems around the world. The NASA Landsat program has been gathering data and resources related to the global water cycle for years. This data and associated media resources will be valuable as you construct a presentation to provide to world leaders considering global warming and climate change. Your findings will also be interesting to television meteorologists who will share your findings with their viewers across the United States.
GOAL:
Your goal is to present information related to the global water cycle that will allow world leaders preparing for a conference on climate change to have the most up-to-date information possible so that they can make a responsible decision on behalf of their country.
ROLE:
You are a climatologist and part of an international group of scientists who will be presenting data and information related to the affects that climate change and the global water cycle are having on the world's environment and the people that inhabit the Earth. One of the countries attending this international conference will be the United States. You will be providing your presentation to state leaders at the White House. This information will also be shared with television meteorologists from around the country who wish to educate the people who watch local news.
AUDIENCE:
Your primary audience is state leaders who are attending a meeting on climate change at the White House. They are very interested in the data and evidence that you can supply so that they can provide informed communications to their citizens. Additionally, this information will be shared with television meteorologists from around the United States who wish to educate their viewers.
SITUATION:
Scientists have been studying the global water cycle to gather clues relating to potential climate change during the past decades. This cycle is a critical indicator of climate change and it also critically impacts ecosystems around the world. The NASA Landsat program has been gathering data and resources related to the global water cycle for years. This data and associated media resources will be valuable as you construct a presentation to provide to world leaders considering global warming and climate change. Your findings will also be interesting to television meteorologists who will share your findings with their viewers across the United States.
The following resources may be helpful for research and preparation:
NASA Global Climate Change
NASA Images of Change
USGC Earthshots
PRODUCTS:Multimedia Presentation
Solid, liquid and gaseous earth materials all circulate in large scale systems at a variety of time scales, giving rise to landscapes, the rock cycle, ocean currents, weather, and climate.
ESSENTIAL QUESTION:
What causes the great variation at the Earth's surface?
OVERVIEW:
Scientists have been studying the global water cycle to gather clues relating to potential climate change during the past decades. This cycle is a critical indicator of climate change and it also critically impacts ecosystems around the world. The NASA Landsat program has been gathering data and resources related to the global water cycle for years. This data and associated media resources will be valuable as you construct a presentation to provide to world leaders considering global warming and climate change. Your findings will also be interesting to television meteorologists who will share your findings with their viewers across the United States.
GOAL:
Your goal is to present information related to the global water cycle that will allow world leaders preparing for a conference on climate change to have the most up-to-date information possible so that they can make a responsible decision on behalf of their country.
ROLE:
You are a climatologist and part of an international group of scientists who will be presenting data and information related to the affects that climate change and the global water cycle are having on the world's environment and the people that inhabit the Earth. One of the countries attending this international conference will be the United States. You will be providing your presentation to state leaders at the White House. This information will also be shared with television meteorologists from around the country who wish to educate the people who watch local news.
AUDIENCE:
Your primary audience is state leaders who are attending a meeting on climate change at the White House. They are very interested in the data and evidence that you can supply so that they can provide informed communications to their citizens. Additionally, this information will be shared with television meteorologists from around the United States who wish to educate their viewers.
SITUATION:
Scientists have been studying the global water cycle to gather clues relating to potential climate change during the past decades. This cycle is a critical indicator of climate change and it also critically impacts ecosystems around the world. The NASA Landsat program has been gathering data and resources related to the global water cycle for years. This data and associated media resources will be valuable as you construct a presentation to provide to world leaders considering global warming and climate change. Your findings will also be interesting to television meteorologists who will share your findings with their viewers across the United States.
The following resources may be helpful for research and preparation:
NASA Global Climate Change
NASA Images of Change
USGC Earthshots
PRODUCTS:Multimedia Presentation
- You will create a PowerPoint presentation that will be utilized to accompany your oral presentation. This presentation should include appropriate data and multimedia resources to support your findings. The NASA Landsat website and other associated sites will be beneficial. This presentation should support your discussion of the global water cycle and connections with global climate change and human interactions.