340 likes | 346 Views
From My Back Yard to the Poles. Finding the Fingerprints of Climate Change with GIS Betsy Youngman Phoenix Country Day School. Climate change is everywhere in the media but is abstract to students. GIS brings students and data together. Students enjoy discovery of patterns.
E N D
From My Back Yard to the Poles Finding the Fingerprints of Climate Change with GIS Betsy Youngman Phoenix Country Day School
Climate change is everywhere in the media but is abstract to students.
As Fresh Water Hits Atlantic, Climate Changes - All Things Considered, June 16, 2005 (Illustration by Jack Cook, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
In the North Atlantic, there are dramatic decreases in ocean salinity and the speed of the Gulf Stream.
Increasingly technological, students are used to multi-modality learning.
Visual learning illuminates ideas. Students construct understanding in unique ways.
Students are motivated to learn by investigating issues of concern. Our research question: Where is the kelp found and does this change from year to year?