Global Warming Research Essay
and Grading Rubric
This research assignment is a good cumulative assessment of the unit. Students are given a series of resources, categorized by informational and persuasive. After viewing the resources, and based on what was covered during the unit students should be able to form and defend a position on whether global warming is occuring, and if it is anthropogenic in nature.
Essential concepts: Global warming, global climate change, hurricanes, el nino, la nina, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, methane, greenhouse effect, weather, climate, atmosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, IPCC, proxies, average temperature, Hurricane Katrina, great ocean conveyor, glaciers, ice caps, sea ice, water cycle, hydrologic cycle, stratoshield.
