Example Data Table for Seattle: Observed Daily Climate Temperature Normals (°F) (°F) in June for June - 2015 - Seattle Seattle DAY MIN MAX MIN MAX 1 53 61 50 67.4 2 55 64 50.2 67.6 3 53 68 50.3 67.7 4 53 73 50.4 67.9 5 55 80 50.6 68 6 56 85 50.7 68.2 Part 2: LEARN Common Climate – 7 60 88 50.8 68.3 Change Questions 8 58 87 50.9 68.5 9 58 84 51.1 68.6 The first part of the activity can take place 10 52 78 51.2 68.8 in the classroom if students have access to 11 52 76 51.3 69 computers or it can be assigned as group 12 53 68 51.4 69.1 homework. The end goal of this activity is to create a change answers” 13 49 75 51.6 69.3 “climate wall where each group provides a synopsis 14 53 82 51.7 69.5 of the main answer to their question 15 61 86 51.8 69.7 and then 2-3 artifacts that support their 16 52 73 51.9 69.8 answer. These artifacts could be in the 17 52 77 52.1 70 form of charts, graphs, images, maps, and/or additional short narratives 18 57 76 52.2 70.2 based on research. In a classroom 19 56 75 52.3 70.4 with computer access, teachers have the 20 55 77 52.5 70.6 option of assigning the creation of a 21 57 78 52.6 70.8 story map for students to display their 22 55 77 52.7 71 answers. Classrooms without computer access can literally create a wall 23 53 79 52.9 71.3 of answers with the artifacts. See 24 61 78 53 71.5 instructions in step 6 for the story map 25 60 87 53.1 71.7 creation option. 26 64 89 53.3 71.9 Place students in 27 63 92 53.4 72.2 groups of 2-3 and assign the groups two questions from the EPA 28 65 83 53.6 72.4 Climate Change website to research 29 63 84 53.7 72.6 further. The questions addressed in 30 59 87 53.8 72.8 detail on the website are: Is there scientific consensus on climate change?
Example Data Table for Seattle: Observed Daily Temperature (°F) in June 2015 - Seattle Climate Normals (°F) for June - Seattle DAY MIN MAX MIN MAX 1 53 61 50 67.4 2 55 64 50.2 67.6 3 53 68 50.3 67.7 4 53 73 50.4 67.9 5 55 80 50.6 68 6 56 85 50.7 68.2 7 60 88 50.8 68.3 8 58 87 50.9 68.5 9 58 84 51.1 68.6 10 52 78 51.2 68.8 11 52 76 51.3 69 12 53 68 51.4 69.1 13 49 75 51.6 69.3 14 53 82 51.7 69.5 15 61 86 51.8 69.7 16 52 73 51.9 69.8 17 52 77 52.1 70 18 57 76 52.2 70.2 19 56 75 52.3 70.4 20 55 77 52.5 70.6 21 57 78 52.6 70.8 22 55 77 52.7 71 23 53 79 52.9 71.3 24 61 78 53 71.5 25 60 87 53.1 71.7 26 64 89 53.3 71.9 27 63 92 53.4 72.2 28 65 83 53.6 72.4 29 63 84 53.7 72.6 30 59 87 53.8 72.8 Part 2: LEARN – Common Climate Change Questions The first part of the activity can take place in the classroom if students have access to computers or it can be assigned as group homework. The end goal of this activity is to create a “climate change answers” wall where each group provides a synopsis of the main answer to their question and then 2-3 artifacts that support their answer. These artifacts could be in the form of charts, graphs, images, maps, and/or additional short narratives based on research. In a classroom with computer access, teachers have the option of assigning the creation of a story map for students to display their answers. Classrooms without computer access can literally create a wall of answers with the artifacts. See instructions in step 6 for the story map creation option. Place students in groups of 2-3 and assign the groups two questions from the EPA Climate Change website to research further. The questions addressed in detail on the website are: Is there scientific consensus on climate change?
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