Climate+patterns

toc =Habitat limitations of trout= View the following activity: @http://waterontheweb.org/curricula/bs/student/stock/study.html Use create a graph to graph your data. Directions for creating a graph: Under data, you have to collect data. On the data tab, select a specific site (such as Ice Lake). On create a graph, click on data tab (you will need 10 items and 2 groups.) Under x-axis item label, enter "Depths". Make one of the groups value "O2" and the other groups value "Temperature." Click on the labels tab and check "no."

Make a graph for Lake Mackinaw winter, Lake Mackinaw summer, Ice Lake Summer, Ice Lake Spring, Ice Lake Fall. Each member of the group can make a graph and together analyze to answer the questions. Answer the following during this activity:


 * Homework**: No matter where an organism lives, there are certain things it needs to survive. List biotic and abiotic factors of a forest or grassland ecosystem. what are the biotic things an organism will need to live as well as the abiotic things?

= = =Normal climate=

To generate and interpret graphs of an area's climate, go to the National Climatic Data Center's Divisional Data Interface.
 * On the Data Retrieval page, click the "State" tab first (this seems to prompt the states to load) and choose your state, then click the "Division" tab.
 * Select a division or region of the state. In order to look at a range of locations, your teacher may assign a specific place for you to investigate.
 * Use the dropdown menus to select Starting and Ending dates that span the last full calendar year (January through December).
 * Click the Static Graphs radio button and select Temperature from the pull-down menu.
 * Next to the word "Show," make sure that "All Months" is showing.
 * Click Submit.

On the graph that appears, read the axes labels and the legend to interpret what it means.
 * 1) Temperatures on the graph represent mean (average) temperatures in degrees Farenheit. The average temperatures reflect day and night temperatures across the selected area.
 * 2) Use your browser's back button to go back to the Data Retrieval Page. Use the same selections as before, except for changing the Start Date four years earlier so that you request the last 3 years of temperature data.
 * 3) On the five-year temperature graph, check and record the values reported for each December.
 * 4) Go back to the Data Retrieval Page again. This time, request a static graph of precipitation for the last full year (January to December). Read the axes to interpret the graph. Look for patterns that indicate whether the region you are studying appears to have a rainy season or a dry season.
 * 5) Generate another graph to show five years of precipitation data.
 * Answer these questions:**
 * 1.** Do the two five-year graphs provide enough information for you to discover the "normal" temperature and precipitation levels for your region each December? Describe your reasoning.
 * 2.** What other information could you use to characterize the climate?
 * 3.** Choose another 5 year period from any other set of years. How do the temperature and rainfall vary between this time period versus the first one that you looked at?

=Vocabulary= Atmosphere Biosphere Carbon cycle (create a graphic that explains all the parts as well) Carbon sink Climate Convection Cycles (in science) Ecosystem Environment Erosion Glacier Global warming Greenhouse effect Greenhouse gases Hydrosphere Kinetic energy Latent energy Model (in science) Ozone Pollutant Regulations Stratosphere Troposphere Weather

=Project Oh Buoy= 1. Go to the following link and determine the difference in an el nino and a la nina year. How do the sea level temperatures and the wind direction change in various areas of the world?: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensostuff/ensofaq.shtml

2. Check the buoys for several days by going here: http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/jsdisplay/
 * click on "time series plots"
 * click the daily button for averaging
 * on the gray grid of buoy locations, check the box at 110W, Eq
 * Select the following sensors: wind speed, wind direction, air temperature, and SST
 * Choose the date range by choosing 3 days before today's date for the beginning and choose the end as the latest.
 * click "make plot" and a graph will appear. Record the most recent data
 * Do the same for 147 E, Eq
 * You can also choose another buoy to follow as well.

3. Will this year be an el nino year or a la nina year? Find the average temperature for the areas you looked at and then determine whether the temps at your buoys are above or below the normal. For how the SST influences weather patterns, use the following links:

If you said that it was el nino based upon the SST for the buoys, use the link: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/elninosfc.shtml

If you said that it was la nina based upon the SST for the buoys, use the link: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/laninasfc.shtml

4. What weather predictions can you then make for this year? Use the following link: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/ensocycle/nawinter.shtml

On your team page, place the graphs you created, whether the temperatures are above or below normal and whether it is an el nino or la nina year. Be sure to give temperature data, the differences in temperature that you see, and your reasoning for what type of winter we will have.

=El nino/La nina conclusion=

View more information here on predictions: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o-Southern_Oscillation

=Climate change=

Searching for information:
 * 1) Write ten questions you have about climate change or global warming. Keep them simple and direct.
 * 2) In a group, create a master list of the questions.
 * 3) Underline the nouns in your questions. The nouns are now your search terms.
 * 4) Split up these nouns among the people in the group. Use the following to find information that helps to answer the questions: Wonder Wheel (search your term and click Show options and then choose wonder wheel along the left side) and Google news After entering your search in google news, click on the blue box on the right side of the address bar, on the page that comes up, subscribe to feed using live bookmarks (or google if you have an igoogle account or want to create one.)
 * 5) In order to make a complete opinion, you must find information for and against. Even if you agree with a thought, it must be supported with a fact that can be verified from another site. Otherwise, there may be bias.



Links: http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/Carbon-Dioxide-Emissions-2009.html http://www.breathingearth.net/ http://climate.nasa.gov/esw/videoseries/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/oct/22/climate-change-carbon-emissions http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/interactive/2009/sep/30/climate-change-food-production http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2009/04/29/melting-ice-glaciers-and-ice-shelves/ http://www.courant.com/news/local/consumers/hc-global-warming-flash2,0,2258568.flash http://www.usatoday.com/weather/graphics/2008-04-14-global-warming-graphic_N.htm http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-warming/gw-impacts-interactive.html http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/globalwarming/interactive/interactive.html http://www.koshland-science-museum.org/exhibitgcc/index.jsp http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/climate-change/global-emissions.html?ad=inw

Making choices: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bloom/flash.shtml

http://serc.carleton.edu/eslabs/drought/3a.html

http://blogs.nature.com/climatefeedback/ http://www.realclimate.org/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/climate/ http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/

http://www.google.com/landing/cop15/#intro

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