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1.2 Analyzing Data at the Poles

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Review the norms and use your Stem thinking to think about how to work together in your group and what to do when an individual or the group feels stuck.
One norm to use can be...
When stuck, we can first... second...third

Essential Question

Why are people forced to move?

HS-ESS2-2. Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.








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What parts of each land mass seem to have more people?
People live around….
In each land mass...

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Explain how you know? Which specific data are you using from the maps?
I know this because…
I looked at …. on each map because...

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Slide H shows the population density or how many people live in a certain area for our three communities. What could you do to calculate the population density?

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Calculate the population density for Location A. (Louisiana)

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Calculate the population density for Location B (Panama)

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Calculate the population density for Location C (India)

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How does knowing the population density of each community help us to better understand the problem and how to best support these communities?

Population density can help us understand the problem by…
Population density is useful when considering…

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Is there any other information we should consider when trying to help communities large or small?

Something to consider is...

EXPLORE-2 (15-20minutes)

Where is water located on Earth?

Sea level rise is an issue in all these communities. Read the slide to see how scientists have measured changes in sea level over time.
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What do you notice about the graph?

The x-axis shows...
The y-axis shows...
The slope of the graph shows...

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What do you predict that you'll see in the data 20 years from now?

In 20 years I'd expect sea level to _____ compared to today

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Watch this animation of the Earth rotating.

Where is water located on Earth? Where is most of the water? What are other sources not seen on this animation?

Water is located...
Most water is...
Other sources of water could be...

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What do you notice about Earth's hydrosphere? Where is water located? Where is most of the water, least of the water? (Use specific evidence from the graph)

I notice that...
Water is located in...
The most water is in...
The least water is in...

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Where is most ice found on Earth?

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If ice is contributing to sea level rise over time, what do you think you would see change if you could watch the ice?

I think I would see..
One change over time could be...

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Watch the video of the Earth. What do you notice about how the Arctic (North Pole) ice is changing over time?

The ice is changing by...
I can see that...
The red graph line shows...

GUIDED INSTRUCTION-2

15-20 MINUTES

How is ice changing at both poles? Is there a difference between sea vs. land ice?

Watch this video of damage along the Northeast from hurricane Ida
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What do you think? Could ice melt at the North and South Poles contribute to these storms?

The graph shows Changes in sea ice at each pole during the summer months.
Sea ice is ice located in glaciers within the ocean.
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What does the blue line represent?

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What does the red line represent?

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This graph represents Sea Ice Changes at the two Poles.

What do you notice about the graph? (Any patterns or trends? Similarities and Differences between Arctic and Antarctic etc.)

I noticed that...
One pattern is..
The two graphs are similar because...
One difference between the two graphs is...

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What do the colors represent on each land mass? Choose all that apply.

Watch this video showing changes in land ice from 2002-2016. This video and graphs represent land ice changes in both Greenland (North Pole) and Antarctica (South Pole).

Land ice is ice located on the land and not in the ocean.
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Based on the video and images, what is true about the colors on the key? Choose all that apply

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What patterns/trends do you notice in the changes in mass of ice over time? What are similarties and differences between ice mass loss in Greenland versus the Antarctic?

I notice that...
One patterns is...
One similarity is...
One difference is...

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Compare land ice changes at each Pole? Greenland vs. Antarctica Choose all that apply

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Explain your reasoning for question 27 using two pieces of evidence.

One piece of evidence is...
Another piece of evidence is...

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Record 1-2 questions about the data.

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Look back at Slide U (sea ice) and Slides V and W (land ice).

Compare sea ice to land ice. What do you notice? What do you wonder?

Sea ice is... compared to land ice...

I notice that...

I wonder about..

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What could be a reason for differences in land and sea ice between the two Poles? (Greenland vs. Antarctica)

One reason for a difference between the poles could be...

The North Pole might have...ice than the South Pole because...

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In general, what would you claim is happening to the average rate of rise in sea level over time?

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Reflection: How would you rate yourself on how you performed your group role?

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What is one thing that you can improve upon in using your group role?

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How would you rate the collaboration in general from your group?

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What is one way your group can improve working together?

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What is one thing you GOT from the Explore 2 and Guided Instruction 2

- Something you understand or think you could explain to someone else

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What is one Need, or question(s) you have? List specific question(s) you want to review as a class.