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Inventors & Inventions Research
4/24
Due Date:_____________
Students will work on an invention research that has helped mankind. Students will gather information about those inventors using online and offline resources. When students have gathered their research they will need to organize that information in a way that makes sense. For the purposes of this project we will use the following outline when organizing information:
After details are written out in an organized fashion, students will get to choose a method to present that information.
Students can:
GLOBAL WARMING-PBS Learning NOW
Lesson Objectives By the end of this lesson, students will:
Part 2: Making Predictions about the Effects of Global Warming
Part 3: Comparing Points of View on Global Warming
The Heat Over Global Warming: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/304/
Climate Change and the Media Senate Hearings: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/249/climate-change.html
God and Global Warming: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/343/index.html
Global Warming Venn Diagram
Directions: Answer the question below using the Venn Diagram to record what people on both sides of the global warming debate say about human responsibility for this issue. Use the resource list that follows to access at least two of the “NOW Programs” and at least two of the “Other Global Warming Resources” for your research.
NOW Programs:
The Heat Over Global Warming
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/304/
Interview with the producer of “An Inconvenient Truth” along with related links
God and Global Warming
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/343/
Explores the effects of global warming on the Alaska and our moral responsibility to the planet
Robert Redford: Business Warming Up to Environment
http://www.pbs.org/now/news/324.html
Robert Redford interview discussing the advantages of businesses going “green”
Senator Jeff Bingaman on America’s Energy Policy
http://www.pbs.org/now/news/249.html
Discussion of America’s energy policy related to global warming
Emission Impossible?
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/328/
Looks at how California is legislating auto emissions and taking steps to save the environment on the state level
Stepping Up on Climate Control
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/319/step-it-up.html
Profiles “Step it Up” and the national campaign to combat global warming
Interview with Bill McKibben: National Day of Climate Action
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/344/
Interview with Bill McKibben discussing the National Day of Climate Action and what he believes we must do to combat global warming
Climate Change and the Media Senate Hearings
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/249/climate-change.html
Examines the role of the media and expert claims that the dangers of global warming are exaggerated by the media
Home Grown
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/302/
Profiles the use of biodiesel and Willie Nelson’s role in its development
Five Questions with Environmental Writer Tom Philpott
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/302/philpott-energy.html
Philpott answers five questions about alternative energy sources
Oil, Politics & Bribes
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/347/oil-politics.html
Examines the role of oil lobbyists and their influence on energy policy
Other Global Warming Resources:
E2: Energy
http://www.pbs.org/e2/energy.html
This 6-part series examines the development of alternative energy sources
The Greens
http://meetthegreens.pbskids.org/
The series offers students specific ideas for reducing, reusing, recycling and conserving energy through various web links
Online NewsHour: The Global Warming Debate
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/science/globalwarming/explainer.html
This report examines the scientific definition of global warming and presents both sides of the debate on global warming.
NewsHour Extra: Global Warming Linked to Humans
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june07/climate_2-05.html
Reported on 2/5/07, this article examines project global changes, the impact on humans, and what can be done to reduce emissions the lead to global warming.
NewsHour Extra: Global Warming Fears Lead to Ratification of the Kyoto Protocol http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june05/kyoto_2-14.html This 2/14/05 NewsHour with Jim Lehrer Special for Students summarizes the problem of global warming, briefly outlines details of the Kyoto Protocol and world opinion, and describes the U.S. response.
Frontline: Doubters of Global Warming
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/reports/skeptics.html
This article profiles five prominent global warming skeptics and their opinions about global warming.
Journey to Planet Earth: The State of the Planet: Global Warming
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/hotpolitics/reports/skeptics.html
The article discusses the effects of global warming and provides several points of view about what could be done about these environmental changes.
What's Up With the Weather?
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/warming/
This NOVA and FRONTLINE special report on global warming provides graphs, a helpful FAQ, an interactive activity that helps students recognize sources of daily energy consumption and determine their "diet" of carbon, perspectives for and against global warming, and more.
United States Environmental Protection Agency: "Global Warming Quiz" http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/kids/quiz_global_warming.html. This online EPA resource provides five questions that check basic understanding of the causes of global warming.
NOTE: In addition to the sources listed above, you may use search engines to locate reliable primary sources of information that can be used for your research. Be sure to note the name of the website and the web address when recording information from these websites.
Based on your opinion, what actions do you believe should be taken to address the global warming issue? Support your opinions with specific information from your completed Venn Diagram.