A whole-class discussion of the possible impact of the Greenhouse effect on recent severe weather patterns can encourage students to consider how local weather patterns are driven by larger, global warming and air movement systems. Students format the information they collect into survey questions that they invite classes in other schools to answer. Students invite classes that respond to the survey to participate in a CU-SeeMe video teleconference on the survey topic. How It Affects Teenagers. Students work in groups to compile their information into survey questions, noting recurring facts or themes that might be relevant.
Students administer the survey to family, friends, and students in remote locations.
Students organize a video teleconference over CU-SeeMe to discuss the results of the survey with participants. After completing their research, students will compose science fiction stories about imaginary planets. Exploring Space Fact . Students visit Websites to conduct research on facts about space and space exploration. Exploring Space Fiction .