Climate Changeby

Teoh Boon TatWarabhorn 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

ReferencesCarbon dioxide emissions calculator. Retrieved January 27, 2010, website: http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm