How to Construct & Conduct Successful Interviews
Provides a simulated example for student Interviews

The Cricket & The Plant
Shows the carbon cycle & terrestrial sequestration of CO₂

Interpreting Data
Examines data from research

Writing & Analyzing Surveys
Gathers information from community members and analyzes results

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Relates how climate change affects students' lives

Day 7 - Quick View
On this day, students continue to build data collection and interpretation skills. Students learn to construct and conduct interviews, which they will tailor to climate change questions. Students collect and analyze data on different types of cars in the community.  Finally, students learn to create surveys and analyze survey results.

How to Construct and Conduct Successful Interviews - By constructing and conducting an interview, students will gain information about different factors related to global climate change.  Students will review their hypothesis on a potential cause of climate change and brainstorm questions that will help answer unknown issues.  Students learn to employ public speaking skills as they address a group of interviewees (either real, or students with role cards), and learn to gather information to support or rule out their hypothesis.

The Cricket and the Plant - Carbon Cycle - Students investigate the dynamics of the carbon cycle by studying carbon dioxide emissions from animals and sinks or uptake from plants and trees. Using a CO₂ monitor, students will measure the output of CO₂ from a cricket in a closed environment. They will then repeat the experiment with the addition of a small plant. Teachers will discuss terrestrial sinks for carbon dioxide; including forests and agricultural crops, and soils.

Interpreting Data - As students gather data for their research, it is important that they will be able to interpret this data scientifically. It is also important as they graph data for them to understand the difference between dependent and independent variables. In this activity they will also develop conclusions from the data presented.

Writing and Analyzing Surveys - In this activity, students will become familiar with the construction and analysis of a valid survey and be able to present their findings using clear and concise logic. Students review their hypotheses, and then learn to consider their audience. Students brainstorm questions and then learn to develop a rating scale so responses can be tabulated.

Writing and Analyzing Surveys - Students conduct surveys either with other students using role cards, or in the local community, and learn to analyze and graph data.

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration - In this activity, students will define key terms and link animal and plant cellular function based on experimental data and observations.

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