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Science 10 research assignment

Topic 3: Climate change

Text: pages 411- 430

Using the text and other sources, you will research one of the following topics in groups of 2-4 people. Each group will present to the class at the end of the project.

When you have the presentation finished, please mark yourself and submit this sheet in, all group members stapled together and marked.

Marking guide:                                                                                    Student      Teacher

1. Key Points: are the key points covered? Can you explain them?              /10       /10

2. Research: did you utilize your time and resources well?                          /10       /10

3. Poster: is the poster relevant and eye catching?                                        /10       /10

4. Presentation: did you talk loudly? Were you prepared?                           /10       /10      

5. Notes: Are they ready for the class? Cover all points?                              /10       /10

Total:                                                                                                              /50       /50

Total overall mark:                                                                                       /50

Comments:

Topics:

1. Examining the evidence: look at the following topics and explain how they relate to climate change.

Group 1: complete part a and b

You must explain and relate the evidence to climate change for the following:

1. Greenhouse gas levels.
2. Human activity and resulting change in gas levels.

Group 2: complete part c and d

3. How greenhouse gases affect global warming.
4. Conclusion: what conclusion has been reached concerning climate change? Are there other views/conclusions?

2. International Collaboration on climate change.

Group 3: complete part a and b

Explain how international efforts are impacting climate change.

1. Scientific collaboration: what models are being used to study climate change? What are these models telling us?
2. Who is Andrew Webber? What is he doing to determine climate change?

Group 4: complete part c and d

3. Political collaboration: What is being done to counteract climate change? Research the Montreal protocol, Kyoto protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate change.
4. How is greenhouse gas levels stabilized? What part do we play in this process?

3. Assessing the impacts of climate change.

Group 5: part a and b

Describe how climate change is affecting Alberta and Canada ’s Action plan to minimize this.

1. Describe the impacts of climate change on Alberta ; name at least 3 things specifically that are occurring.
2. What is Canada ’s action plan on Climate change? Describe at least 3 points of the plan.

Group 6: part c and d

3. How are environmental, social and economic goals balanced?
4. What are new developments in the Action plan for Canada ?

Climate change websites for Research project:

http://www.pewclimate.org/

http://www.climate.org/climate_main.shtml

http://www.koshlandscience.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp

http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/globalwarming.html

http://unfccc.int/essential_background/background_publications_htmlpdf/climate_change_information_kit/items/305.php

http://www.grida.no/climate/vital/intro.htm

http://books.nap.edu/html/climatechange/

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2000/ast20oct_1.htm

http://www.unep.org/themes/climatechange/

http://www.iisd.ca/process/climate_atm.htm