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Topic 25 – Volcanoes and Climate Article
Overview: This activity includes a very complex, technical-scientific article. The student guide steps through important pieces of the article. Note, even the student guide has complexities. Several of the concepts introduced in this activity will be new to students (and also many instructors).
Material & Resources
- Student Guide – Volcanic Impact on Climate
- Instructor Presentation – Day 1: Key words and concepts
- Instructor Presentation – Day 2: Reading day
- Technique 15 – Day 3: Use a few “7-diagrams”
- Activity 03 – Day 3: Make a Team Presentation
- Activity 04 – Day 4: Give a Team Presentation
- Scientific Article – link to site
- Scientific Article – low res pdf
Guidance
Concepts likely already understood by students:
- Major sections of articles (EMCS)
- Longitude & latitude (Britannica)
- Volcanic eruption (Wikipedia)
- Scatter diagrams (ASQ.org)
- Degrees Kelvin (Wikipedia)
- Stratosphere (UCAR)
- Equator (Wikipedia)
Concepts likely new to students:
- Residual after regression analysis (Shodor)
- Baseline measurements (Free Dictionary)
- Correlate hPa to altitude (Sciencing)
- Data sets (Examples from Data.gov)
- Reanalysis data sets (reanalysis.org)
- Quasi-Biennial Oscillation (QBO)
- Regression analysis (Wikihow)
- Volcanic aerosols (Britannica)
Instructor:
- Print copies article for the class to view on paper.
- Display article on a projection screen.
- Print copies of the student guide.
- Alternatively, have students view article & guide via computer.
Student:
- Scan the article identifying major sections and illustrations.
- Scan the student guide for a general overview.
- Read the cover page to identify the purpose of the activity.
- Read each subsequent page on student guide for understanding.
- Note: some pages rely on concepts from a preceding page.
- Prepare to discuss the major take-away learning from the activity.
Related Resources on this site:
- Earth Science topic 25 – Volcanoes and Tsunamis
- Physical Science topic 41 – Climate and Climate Change
- Technique 10 – How to Read Complex Text
Related Links for Further Investigation