Transcript Classroom Expectations

Climate Change
by
Teoh Boon Tat
Warabhorn Preechaporn
Leong Chee Kin
This project will provide insights
into the following questions:
• What is climate change?
• Why does climate change happen?
• How climate change affects us?
• How do we reduce these changes?
• How do we adapt more harmoniously with this
climate change?
Project Objectives
• To search, analyse, interpret and appreciative
mathematical data to better understand climate
changes and integrate its understanding into
their lives so as to be able to adapt
harmoniously with these changes.
• To implement some activities to disseminate
their findings and insights to their immediate
community and the community beyond to
create better climate change awareness.
Roles
• Researchers
 Causes
 Impacts
 Parameters for
Emissions/survey
• Creator
 Ice growth model
 Emissions
Calculator
 Posters
 Brochure
• Surveyor
 Questionaire
• Investigator
 How much is your
Household
Emissions?
 What can we do to
minimise CC?
• Environmental
campaigners
• Expert
• Webmaster
Tools
• Websites- information
• Wiki-discussions
• Blogs-discussions
• Documents sharing (Google Documents)
• GPS
• MS Excel (Emission / Carbon calculator)
• Sharing of documents
• Facebook
• Posters / Exhibits
Products
• Discussions in Wiki / Blogs on Climate
Change
• Report / Presentation on climate change
impact on the Ice in Artic
• Model of Ice Growth
• Emissions Calculator
• Survey questionnaires
• Brochures
• Exhibits / Graphs
• Homepage / Facebook
Audience
 Students and teachers
 Community
Duration
2 months
 2 hours per week
Assessment – Before Start of
Project
• Questioning
• Project Rubric
• PowerPoint presentation Checklist
• Wiki Checklist
• Newsletter Checklist
• Brochures
Assessment – During Project
• Individual and Group Conferences from time to
time
• Brochures – brochure scoring guide
• Personal Emission Calculator Survey forms
• Questioning - oral
• Reflection in the blog
Assessment – After The Project
• Slideshow Checklist
• Setting up a website using wiki - Wiki Checklist
• Newsletter - Newsletter Checklist
• Brochures – brochure checklist
• Essay Examination
• Final Project Rubric
References
Carbon dioxide emissions calculator. Retrieved
January 27, 2010, website:
http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm