3.+Process

You will be working together as a group exploring web sites and videos that your teacher and librarian have selected. You should start with the pages that are labeled **Background Information** before dividing into groups and beginning your research.

Each group has their own task to complete and a separate set of web sites and videos to use. There is a WebQuest Process Guide in the __**Background Information**__ section below to help guide your work.

=PHASE 1 - Background Information=

These sites are important because they will provide basic information about the topic as a whole. **Everyone** should explore these sites before starting your task. Please take good notes and keep them organized as you will be required to turn them in for a grade worth **25 points**. Please review the Evaluation tab for further information.
 * Twenty Things You Can Do to Conserve Energy
 * Interactive Global Warming Information Site
 * General Information on Climate Change
 * WebQuest Process Guide
 * Global Warming - Additional Resource links for all groups
 * What You Can Do About Global Warming

=PHASE 2 - Roles=

These roles were chosen because they each define the most important elements of Global Warming and its impact on our planet. Each of you has been assigned a particular role with links and instructions below. Here are the general instructions for all of you. Once you have reviewed the general instructions please see your **specific instructions** and questions based on your assigned role below. = = =General Instructions for All:=

1. Five members from each WebQuest team will explore one of the roles below. You each have five additional links to explore so you may want to establish and assign roles and goals among your teammates and divide the tasks accordingly. 2. Read through the files designated for your group and watch the videos. Each link offers additional related external links for you to investigate - take advantage of these as they will help you with your investigation. You can print out pages and underline the parts that you feel are important or cut and paste from the webpage into a word processing document. Remember to be cautious about printing only the information that you need by only highlighting the sections that you require. 3. Remember to include the URL of the page you take information from so you can return to it and use it as a citation. You may use images from these sites as long as you cite them correctly and abide by copyright laws. 4. Focus what you've learned into one main opinion that answers the Big Quest(ion) or Task. Work collaboratively to create your final project: **Global Warming** Gloster.

=Environmentalists & Activists:=


 * Global Warming 1
 * Global Warming 2
 * Climate Change
 * Climate Change 2
 * Video Library on Global Warming Topics

You are a team of environmentalist and activists working to educate the world about the issue of global warming and its impact on the planet. You and your team will investigate the following questions:

1. What is causing global warming? 2. What are the effects of global warming? What evidence exists? 3. What will happen if global warming continues? People? Animals? Planet? 4. What can we do about global warming? (Solutions) 5. Where can we learn more about global warming? 6. What have I learned about myself as a learner by working on this project?


 * Remember:** You are answering these questions from the perspective of a team of environmentalists.

=US Government: Glaciers & Oceans Committee:=


 * Global Warming 1
 * Global Warming 2
 * Climate Change
 * Climate Change 2
 * Video Library on Global Warming Topics

You are a U.S. government committee working to educate the world about the issue of global warming and its impact on the planet's glaciers and oceans. You and your team will investigate the following questions:

1. What is causing global warming? 2. What is the impact of global warming on glaciers and the ocean? 3. What will happen if global warming continues? 4. What is currently being done about global warming? 5. What else can the government do to resolve this crisis? 6. What have I learned about myself as a learner by working on this project?


 * Remember:** You are answering these questions from the perspective of a U.S. environment government committee.

=Environmental Scientists & Researchers:=


 * Global Warming 1
 * Global Warming 2
 * Climate Change
 * Climate Change 2
 * Video Library on Global Warming Topics

You are a team of scientists working to educate the world about the issue of global warming and its impact on the planet. You and your team are looking for solutions to the global warming crisis. You and your time will investigate the following questions:

1. What is causing global warming? 2. How is global warming impacting the Earth? 3. What will happen if global warming continues? People? Planet? Animals? Ocean? 4. Do all scientists agree on what is causing global warming? What is research is being currently conducted? 5. What is the difference between 'global warming' and 'climate change'? 6. What have I learned about myself as a learner by working on this project?


 * Remember:** You are answering these questions from the perspective of a team of environmental scientists.

=International Environment Committee:=


 * Global Warming 1
 * Global Warming 2
 * Climate Change
 * Climate Change 2
 * Video Library on Global Warming Topics

You are an international environment committee working to educate the world about the issue of global warming and its impact on the planet. You and your team are looking for solutions to the global warming crisis as it affects the world. You and your time will investigate the following questions:

1. What is causing global warming? 2. How is global warming impacting the world? What evidence exists that global warming is an issue that people need to be concerned about? 3. What will happen to the planet if global warming continues? 4. What can be done on an international level to help solve this crisis? 5. What can each person do to help solve this crisis? 6. What have I learned about myself as a learner by working on this project?


 * Remember:** You are answering these questions from the perspective of an international environmental committee.

=PHASE 3 - Reaching Consensus=

You have all learned about different aspects of Global Warming based on your assigned group. Now group members must come back to the larger WebQuest team with expertise gained by searching from one perspective.

You must all now complete the task as a group. Each of you will bring a certain viewpoint to the answers you have come up with based on your research: some of you will agree and others disagree. Use the information, pictures, movies, facts, opinions, etc. from the web sites you explored to convince your teammates that your viewpoint is important and should be part of your team's overall response and preparation of the Gloster.

Your WebQuest team should write out an outline and organize your agreed upon responses/answers to research questions assigned to your group. Your responses should be based on logic and research. Everyone on the team must come to a consensus and participate in the decision making and the Gloster preparation. Once you are done, you can begin working on your Gloster.