Step
1--Examine Prior Knowledge
The two columns
below illustrate the parallel jobsto be completed in Step 1. You
do not need to conduct any research to do this step. Use your current
knowledge and the information from the scenario to fill in the lines provided.
In the space provided in the
first column, list what you know about Yellowstone National Park fires.
Then look at the Earth System
Diagram in the second column. Notice how the arrows go to and from the
event and spheres. These arrows indicate that the cause and effect relationships
go both from the event to the spheres and from the spheres to the event
(
). While
thinking about these relationships, list your ideas about how the
event--wildland
fires-- could possibly impact the four spheres that make up the Yellowstone
National Park ecosystem.
List prior knowledge about Yellowstone National Park fires.
List prior Earth system science knowledge regarding wildland fires.
Wildland Fires
Event
Biosphere
Wildland Fires
Event
Lithosphere
Wildland Fires
Event
Atmosphere
Wildland Fires
Event
Hydrosphere