Everyday

1. Review your notes from class, highlight important information and re-write sections as needed.
   
   
2. Complete the left side of your Interactive Notebook. Identify interactions of Earth's spheres; make connections to prior science learning; write a 2-3 sentence reflection (your thoughts and opinions) concerning today's topic or activity; and plan for your chapter challenge. Make them colorful and creative using pictures, graphic organizers, prose, etc.
   
   
3. Check the Home Page, read recent posts and following any links.
   
   
4. Use the study resources listed on the side bar to delve further into today's topic.
   
   
5. Check the Science News Page to see what is going on in your world.

Honors Class Inquiry Activity

This activity will be spread out over two weeks currently you should be completing number 1 under the procedure. The final product of this assignment will be the letter to your senator which will be due April 28th.

Global Warming: Fact or Fiction?

Global warming is perhaps one of the most hotly debated environmental issues. Is the world getting warmer? Do we need to worry about it? What are the economic and political issues behind the debate? In this activity, you will gather the evidence to decide for yourself.

Procedure

1. Gather information on the topic using the Internet. Focus your search to answer questions 1 through 4 under Think About It.
   
   
2. Now evaluate opposing points of view on this topic from credible sources. Search the Internet to find three articles that present the view that the damaging consequences of global warming are real. Find three articles that suggest that concerns about global warming are overstated.
   
   
3. Print each article and analyze the information you’ve collected by completing items 5 and 6. If your analysis shows that you don’t have enough information, search for some additional articles.
   
   
4. Formulate your own opinion on the global warming issue based on your research. Complete items 7 and 8.
   

Think About It

1. What is the greenhouse effect?
   
   
2. List three greenhouse gases.
   
   
3. List three facts about global warming.
   
   
4. List three uncertainties about global warming.
   
   
5. Use a marker to highlight the facts in each article that are supported by data.
   
   
6. Use a marker of another color to highlight the claims in each article that are not well supported.
   
   What did you decide? Is global warming a real threat, or are there more important environmental issues to resolve?
   
   
7. Write a letter in which you attempt to persuade your state senator to agree with your position. Support your stance with facts based on your research.