Identify the Problem & Ask Questions
You will choose your professional role in the group:
Your team of scientists will refine a solution for reducing human impact on Earth systems.
Human Impact (Problem): Climate Change
Possible Solutions (each student will be assigned one solution to research and refine):
- manage the incoming solar radiation to Earth by adding particles to the atmosphere
- release iron into the oceans
- collect CO2 from the atmosphere
Final Product: 4-5 Page Written Report
(Part A) Introduction (2 pages) must include:
- history of global warming (fact versus opinion; existence debate)
- explanation of how global warming is measured
- indicators of global warming
(Part B) Technical Report (2-3 pages)
- describe your refinement of the selected solution (your changes)
- explain how your solution will impact earth systems (using the provided template)
- construct an argument for why your refined solution is the best option
The written report must also include:
- at least 3 diagrams and/or pictures
- typed using Times New Roman,12 point
- double spaced
- at least 7 sources must be used
- bibliography (APA format)
- Locate and search appropriate resources
- Vary search terms (don't use the same search terms over and over again)
- Think of synonyms
- Use Boolean searching
- Use "quotation marks" to search for exact phrases
- Search for a variety of sources - print text, video, audio, still images, speeches, interviews, charts, graphs, research and case studies, and more!
- Be creative
Some search terms to try:
- "iron fertilization"
Human Impact Videos
Usernames and passwords for subscription databases and e-books are located under the Contents section of the Edline homepage.
National Geographic Magazine, 1888-Current (Gale)
Gale Subscription Databases
Free Online Resources
Take a moment to read the 'About Us' information.
- Who is providing the information?
- Where did the author find his/her facts, data, information?
- What is the purpose of the site?
- When was the site last updated?
- What is the possible bias?
BIBLIOGRAPHIES & CITATIONS
When you use someone else's words, work, thoughts, and/or ideas, you need to give the person credit. It doesn't matter whether you quote the person word-for-word or put it in your own words (paraphrase), you need to acknowledge where the words, work, thought, or idea originated. Otherwise, you are passing it off as your own.
APA (American Psychological Association)
American Psychological Association (APA) style is most often used in the sciences and social sciences.