A newsletter explaining the upcoming Fall project.

1. Global What?
This slide show is going to focus on the essential information for our
upcoming class project. It will be taking place over the next 2 weeks.
"Global What?" is a project that will allow students to study global
warming and it's effects on our planet. It will also provide them with
time outdoors and new, refreshing ways to learn about global climate
and it's dynamic nature. Students will be constructing a poster-board fold
out presentation displaying what global warming is and how it effects
them as an individual as well as Earth.

2. Purpose
After completing this project, students
should have a firm grasp on the concepts
relating to global climate and should be able
to thoroughly answer these questions:
Essential: How does global warming affect humans?
Unit: What protects us from the Sun? What is solar radiation?
Content: What does the ozone layer do? What are human beings doing to
harm the ozone layer? How does increased surface temperature affect
humans?

3. Everyone has a Role to Play
For this project to run smoothly and be successful,
students, parents, and myself all have important things
that they must do.
It is my job to inform my students and answer
questions they may have at school while also facilitating a
well organized, structured learning process.
Parents are the middle man of the operation. It is the
parent's job to make sure their child- my student - is on
task at home and on track to finish by the deadline.
Students have the simplest job of all. I expect them to
attend class, try their hardest to understand the material,
and complete their work.

4. Benefits of "Global
What?"
This project provides numerous experiences
from which a student can benefit. Project-
based learning promotes critical thinking,
develops problem-solving skills, and promotes
team-work. This particular project also allows
students to spend a fair amount of time
outside observing temperature change and
weather patterns, which is an exciting
alternative to reading alone.

5. Standards and Objectives to be Met
Objectives:
1. Learn about changes in global weather patterns and climate over long periods of time.
2. Study and debate the possibility of a Greenhouse Effect and its impact on the earth..
3. Present their findings to the school (and others) by creating global warming reports and
presenting them at an earth day event.
4. Learn to use the Internet as a resource for research.
Standards:
1. Students know weather (in the short run) and climate (in the long run) involve the transfer of energy into and out of
the atmosphere.
2. Students know how computer models are used to predict the effects of the increase in greenhouse gases on climate
for the planet as a whole and for specific regions.
3. Students know the thermal structure and chemical composition of the atmosphere.
4. Students know the location of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere, its role in absorbing ultraviolet radiation, and
the way in which this layer varies both naturally and in response to human activities.

6. What is Project-Based
Learning?
Project-based learning is a wonderful way to keep
students interested and motivated. In my classroom, each
student will be encouraged to create a unique project
that displays a specific definition of global warming as
well as a flare of individual expression. Using materials
such as markers, scissors, glue, and alternative stationery
on their projects allows students to express themselves
and more easily display their ideas. Each student has the
opportunity to make their own semi-deadlines and track
their progress before turning in their work on the final day
to be graded.

7. Contact information
If you have any questions, do not be afraid to
e-mail me or visit during my planning period.
e-mail: kahardage@crimson.ua.edu