Climate vs. Weather Investigative Presentations

Task: You and another scientist have been invited to the Copenhagen Climate Conference in Denmark starting December 7th, 2009. At this conference, you will meet and discuss concerns and possible solutions about our growing climate crisis across the world, with other scientists. You will also be giving your own presentation with findings and research about different climate zones and environments and why it is most important that we save them for our future. You will be assigned a climate zone that you and another scientist will be researching about and giving your presentation on. There are guidelines of what is acceptable material and presentation format when you present your findings in Copenhagen. Please make sure that you continuously look back to the guidlines to make sure you are doing what you are supposed to.

The second part of your task will come later....

Guidlines:

You must give your presentation in the following formats:

• You can use Gargeband for a Podcast presentation with voice and pictures. ( You must be able to work fast and accurately if you choose this method. It is the most time consuming and must be done on time).
• You can use a Keynote Presentation that includes no less than six slides.
• No larger than 36 point font. (Front slide can be higher)
• You must include pictures that represent your climate zone/environment/ecosystem.
• You must include a Works Cited slide at the end of your presentation that shows all the sites where you gathered your materials from - including your pictures. (Remember - if you take something that is NOT yours, that is stealing, or otherwords, Plagerising! You WILL loose points for this!)

Questions you MUST   be able to answer:

1. Where is your climate zone located?

2. What types of landforms are present in your climate zone?

3. What makes your climate zone so special?

4. What is the difference between the weather and the climate in your climate zone/environment throughout the year?

5. Give some characteristics of your climate zone/environment.

6. Are there any types of weather patterns that are consistent with your climate zone? (Ex: Spends a lot of time under a low, so it rains a lot...)

7. What type of global wind pattern is found in your climate zone/environment?

8. What are some of the states and/or countries located in your climate zone?

9. **Are there any climate crisis problems that your climate zone/environment are experiencing right now?**

Links You can use to find your information:

Ecosystems

The Biomes of the World

Habitats: Simplified Explanations

Biomes

Basic Biomes

World Physical Map

World Climate Data (Avg. Weather)

Global Wind Patterns (Know where your climate zone is and then look on the map to see what type of wind patterns are found) ANSWERS   #7