Team+4


 *  TEAM 4:) **

**Names: **

**__ Anna Luckenbach __ ** **__ Connor Golden __ ** **__ Nia Nixon __ ** **__ Kayla Mata __ ** **__ Abbey Bowles __ ** **__ Braxton Macklin __ **

**Step 1: Ask a Compelling Quesiton **

**Why has climate change had such a big impact on Earth? **

**Step 2: Gather and Analyze Information **

**THIS IS JUST SOME SMALLER QUESTIONS WITHIN OUR COMPELLING QUESTION:) ** **What is climate change? **  **Climate change is the observations of the climate that shows a change over a period of time. **  **How do we know that the climate is changing? **  **Temperatures are getting warmer, **  **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ice caps are melting, **  **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Ocean levels are rising. **  **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Is it natural or human caused? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Not sure. There are many different opinions. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Can you tell me some different views and/or opinions? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Natural: There has been recorded geologic cycles that show the major increase or decrease in Earth's temperature. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Human Caused: The human population is growing and there is more human activity.Never before has Earth gotten this hot in so little time. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The average temperature of the whole globe is getting warmer. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">There are more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Land use is changing. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Global warming is just temperature changes while climate change is the over all climate. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">There is more human activity. **
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**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">A BIG THING THAT WE NEED TO RESEARCH: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">GREENHOUSE GASES!! What are they? Where are they found? What do they do? ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Green house gases come from all sorts of everyday activities **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Climate change may result from both natural and human causes. The importance of human causes has been increasing during the past few decades. **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Here is some information: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">When scientists talk about global climate change, they're talking about the global climate and a pattern of change that's happening over many years. One of the most important trends that scientists look at is the average temperature of the Earth, which has been increasing for many years. This is called global warming. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Rising global temperatures lead to [|other changes around the world], such as stronger hurricanes, melting glaciers, and the loss of wildlife habitats. That's because the Earth's air, water, and land are all related to one another and to the climate. This means a change in one place can lead to other changes somewhere else. For example, when air temperatures rise, the oceans absorb more heat from the atmosphere and become warmer. Warmer oceans, in turn, can cause stronger storms. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[] **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The Earth is getting warmer because people are adding heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere, mainly by burning fossil fuels. **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some countries emit more CO2 into the atmosphere than others, and each country will be affected differently by the changing climate. **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Here is some more info on the causes of greenhouse gases. ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Many natural and human-made gases contribute to the greenhouse effect that warms the Earth's surface. Water vapor (H2O) is the most important, followed by carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), and the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) used in air conditioners and many industrial processes. **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">The greenhouse effect is a natural warming process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) and certain other gases are always present in the atmosphere (For more information on greenhouse gases see: [|Causes of Change]). ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">[] **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Step 3: Creatively Synthesize Information **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Step 4: Critically Evaluate and Revise **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">Step 5: Publish and Share **

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Here is the link to our prezi!!! ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It is called Cinema Veriteen!!! ** **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use the big arrows on the bottom to watch the presentation!! :) Hope you enjoy!! **

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