The schedule below can be modified to accommodate lab scheduling
conflicts, changes in active links, and shortening or lengthening of
content coverage. Student project journals will be collected at the
end of the unit. Each day's coverage is based on IKE's current
3-period day with a minimum of 90 minutes per class period.
(All active links are current and operative as of
1-9-00.)
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(In the computer lab) Teacher introduces the unit objectives; brief discussion of the role solar activity plays in influencing global climate; students downlad to disk or print out the text of The El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) article. This will be the textual material for week 1 investigations. Students download to disk or print out text of Compton's Weather Information page to use as a reference. |
(In the computer lab) Have students print out copies of Website Investigation Form Investigative activity dealing with global weather patterns;with links to -> interactive GOES satellites images (GHCC) -> CNN Weather |
(In the computer lab) Have students print out copies of Website Investigation Form Investigative activity relating to the current La Nina cycle, focusing on current sea surface temperatures (SST) and predicted seasonal weather patterns.
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(In the computer lab) Have students print out copies of Website Investigation Form Investigative activity relating to the Southern Oscillation Index (S.O.I.) and correlation to the current La Nina cycle. Students download to disk or print out Glossary of Terms referring to the ENSO phenomenon. |
(In the computer lab) Teacher-student review of the concepts covered during week 1; oral/written quiz over week 1 investigations; students download to disk or print out the text of El Nino and Global Temperature article. This will provide the textual basis for the start of week 2 studies.
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(In the computer lab) Have students print out copies of Cyberspace Guidebook Entry Form A Virtual Field Trip activity to introduce students to the concept of Space Weather, with visits to the NOAA's Space Environment Center (SEC) and Current Space Weather pages; students will also view real-time solar wind data and the SEC's ACE solar wind page. |
(In the computer lab) Have students print out copies of Cyberspace Guidebook Entry Form A continuation of the previous day's virtual field trip, with visits to the Space Weather Bureau, the Yohkoh Public Outreach Project (YPOP), and the Sun-Earth Connections site, associated with NASA's space physics program.
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(In the computer lab) Students download to disk or print out the text of Solar Activity: A Dominant Factor in Climate Dynamics article. Have students print out copies of Website Investigation Form Investigative activity relating to the Earth's magnetosphere and the purported effects of solar wind and solar activity on global climate variations over the past 100 years. |
(In the computer lab) Have students print out copies of Website Investigation Form Investigative activity relating to the Earth's magnetosphere and the purported effects of solar wind and solar activity on global climate variations over the past 100 years.
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Teacher-student review of the concepts covered during week 2; oral/written quiz over week 2 investigations; Students download to disk or print out the text of Solar Activity Controls El Nino and La Nina article. This article presents the hypothesis to be investigated.
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(In the computer lab) Students divided into groups and investigative teams begin work on their reports for assigned topics. |
Student project journals and written group investigation reports due by the end of class; update of ENSO project webpages to include student investigations; recap of ENSO unit. |
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