Week
8: Tropical Forests
Weeks 7, 8, and 9 make up the second
three-week cycle of the course. Currently, you are
in Week B: Teacher as Model Builder.
This
week you should refer to the resource listed under Reference,
and you need to complete the assignment listed under Assignment
& Rubric. This week’s assignment focuses on…
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Team:
Using
your team's original or revised problem statement, build
an ESS model that includes the ESS relationship statements
and evidence that support your conclusions (recommendations
or solutions).
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Reading
& Reference
Read:
"Deforestation" Welcome to NASA's Earth Science
Enterprise: Educational Activity Supplement. pp. 79-85
Reference:
Earth Observing System (EOS). "Vegetation and Hydrology
Changes" included in packages of posters you received.
Assignment
& Rubric
This week you will complete a team assignment. You can use
the link below to access this week’s assignment and rubric,
or you can access the assignment and rubric at the end of the
Tropical Forests Scenario. You can access the Tropical Forests
Scenario by going to the Tropical
Forests Classroom and then clicking on the Tropical
Forests Scenario blackboard graphic.
Week
B: Teacher as Model Builder- Team
ESS Model-Building Assignment
& Rubric
Using
your team's original or revised problem statement, build an
ESS model that includes the ESS relationship statements and
evidence that support your conclusions (recommendations or
solutions).
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