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1 Welcome to the Global Climate Summit! For the rest of the unit you will be working in pairs and assuming the role of one country. Use this guide for the remainder of the unit. Here is a summary of the major assignments in the next few weeks: 1) Know Your Population a. Research time in class this week, poster due Tuesday 3/3 during The Summit b. This will be a Project Grade 2) Power Up! a. Research time in class this week, poster due Tuesday 3/3 during The Summit b. This will be a Project Grade 3) Structured Academic Controversy on How do we plan for a clean power future? a. Research time OUTSIDE of class b. This will be a Project Component Grade (same as HW) for the research as well as your participation in the conversation on Thursday or Friday 4) Draft protocol a. This will be introduced on Monday 3/2 and will build off research you did for the Power Up! Activity. b. There will be time in class to work on this Monday 3/2 c. This will be a Project Grade 5) Final Protocol a. Participation in The Summit held on Wednesday 3/4 or Thursday 3/5 b. And contribution to the Final Protocol on Friday 3/6 c. This will be a Project Grade Corrected Timeline Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 23 rd Due: HW and RG2 AND Lab Report In Class: Country demography and power research HW: Country and Academic Controversy Research 24 th In Class: Country demography and power research 25 th SAT School Day In Class: Is the world getting better? 2 nd In Class: Stability Wedges and Summit Preparation of draft protocol (Group Work Time) 9th **Unit Test** ~ 30 MC Questions 1 FRQ (2 will be released ahead, 1 will be on the test) 3 rd Due: Demography and Energy Posters In Class: Present and Discuss your demography and energy posters 10 th FRQ Test Correction MC Corrections outside of class o Start Food Unit 4 th /5 th Due: Draft protocol In Class: Global Summit 26 th Block In Class: Academic Controversy How do we plan for a clean power future? Nuclear, Wind, Solar, Hydropower, or Natural Gas (Fracking)? 6 th Final Product: Group agreement and resolution Final Protocol and Debrief

2 Know Your Population! Over the next several days, you will be learning about population dynamics. Each day you will learn new material about population dynamics and have a chance to further research that material in the context of your country. In order to build your own understanding and begin to identify potential allies dealing with similar problems, your team will conduct research on your country and share with other countries in a poster format via a Gallery Walk (on Tuesday 3/3). Below are 7 questions that you will need answer in your poster. Instructions: On your poster paper, draw 7 boxes (see back of this page for an example). Current Population Structure This research will help you understand the following major concepts: population demographics, age structure diagram 1. What is your country s current population? In your explanation, be sure to include a current age structure diagram. Additional Demographic Characteristics This research will help you understand the following major concepts: growth rate, crude birth rate, crude death rate, infant mortality rate, fertility rate, replacement rate, and doubling time equation, carrying capacity 2. Use a chart to explain the crude birth rate, crude death rate, infant mortality rate, and fertility rate for your country. 3. Include a graph showing population over time (as far back as you can get data for) up until the present (using solid line) and then extrapolate future population growth (using dotted line) to the year To extrapolate future growth, first calculate growth rate and doubling time (show your calculations on your poster). Use these to determine future growth. a. Calculate the doubling time for the world using the Rule of 70. Rule of 70 A formula used to determine the amount of time necessary for population to double. Number of years to double = 70/annual % growth rate 4. Explain how many people you think your country can support. Why? Changes in the Population: Past, Present and Future This research will help you understand the following major concepts: Population change, drivers of change, demographic transition, family planning, education, immigration, emigration, migration 5. What have been the major drivers of population change (i.e. women s education, infectious disease, family planning, access to clean water ). List these factors and include pictures to illustrate them. Impacts of Your Population on the Environment This research will help you understand the following major concepts: Human-Environment interactions, Natural resource use, Population Policy 6. List and explain: How does your country s population and population growth impact the environment? Is this a problem? Describe how. If it isn t, will it become one given your future extrapolations? Include pictures to illustrate this. 7. Does your country need a population policy? a. If yes, describe how can you slow the human population growth rate in your country? b. If no, explain what policies are in place to control your country s population size? Include your country name and class period at the top of your poster. Make sure your poster is organized, legible, and can be easily used by other countries to get a good sense of your country s current and future population growth.

Know Your Population Poster Layout Your country name, your name/s and period 1. What is your country s current population? In your explanation, be sure to include a current age structure diagram. 4.

What have been the major drivers of population change (i.e. women s education, infectious disease, family planning, access to clean water ). List these factors and include pictures to illustrate them.

3 Know Your Population Poster Layout Your country name, your name/s and period 1. What is your country s current population? In your explanation, be sure to include a current age structure diagram. 4. Explain how many people do you think your country can support? Why? 2. Use a chart to explain the crude birth rate, crude death rate, infant mortality rate, and fertility rate for your country. 5. What have been the major drivers of population change (i.e. women s education, infectious disease, family planning, access to clean water ). List these factors and include pictures to illustrate them. 3. Use a graph to show population over time including projector growth to the year List and explain: How does your country s population and population growth impact the environment? Is this a problem? Describe how. If it isn t, will it become one given your future extrapolations? Include pictures to illustrate this. 7. Does your country need a population policy? a. If yes, how can you slow the human population growth rate in your country? b. If no, what policies are in place to control your country s population size? Examples Nepal & Zimbabwe:

Power-Up! What energy needs does your country have? How do you currently meet those needs? What are the consequences of this energy use? Who is being impacted?

4 Power-Up! What energy needs does your country have? How do you currently meet those needs? What are the consequences of this energy use? Who is being impacted? What do you think your country s future energy needs will be? How do you propose to meet those needs? Why are these particular proposed energy solutions better than other possible solutions for your country? If these energy solutions are implemented, how will you know if they are successful? What will you have to measure? Are these solutions something your country can enact alone or do they require cooperation with other countries? What challenges do you foresee in the implementation of the solutions? These are the questions your team will need to answer in order to be prepared to participate in and negotiate at the Global Climate Summit. In order to build your own understanding and begin to identify potential allies dealing with similar problems, your team will do research on the questions above and present the answers in a poster format. Make sure you answer all of the questions above and include the following in your poster: 1. Identify current energy needs for your country (include data on types, percentage of total power provided, and sources). Make sure you look beyond simply residential electricity needs. Include transportation, industry, etc. Present this data on your poster in a graph of your choice (pie chart, bar graph ). This should be informed by your research on your country s current population demographics. 2. Identify the problematic impacts of this energy use on your country in particular. Be specific! Provide scientific evidence to support your contention that these are or will soon be problems. Problems may be economic or social/cultural, but the reasons for the problems should tie back to science. For example: In Australia, we stand to lose revenue from tourism due to coral reef degradation. This is caused by ocean acidification as a result of an increase in global atmospheric carbon dioxide. Present this data on your poster using a chart (along with representative images, if you choose). This section needs to be supported from sources outside our textbook your research on current news events from the summer assignment may be a good starting place, chances are you already did some of this research! Some areas to think about when identifying problems may include: a. Air pollution and associated human health concerns b. Sea level rise c. Species range shifts and variability i. Agriculture ii. Animals iii. Disease vectors d. Human migration shifts (climate refugees) e. Ocean acidification f. Global water resources g. Extreme weather patterns 3. Identify at least 10 possible energy solutions to the problems discussed above that can also meet anticipated future energy needs in your country. These may include improvements in energy efficiency or conservation measures, particular uses of fossil fuel technologies, nuclear energy, renewable energy resources, carbon storage technologies, changes in agricultural or forestry practices, designation of terrestrial or marine reserves, and many more. Do some research to identify solutions that you feel your country could employ or would require to prevent and/or deal with the problems you identified in #2.

5 4. For each energy solution, include: a. Scientific evidence supporting that solution (this may come from your textbook, articles you ve read, online resources, etc.) b. A statement on how or why this would be an achievable solution in your country c. Present this information in an easy-to-read chart on your poster. 5. Cite the sources of your scientific evidence using APA format. Include your country name and class period at the top of your poster. Make sure your poster is organized, legible, and can be easily used by other countries to get a good sense of where your country is getting its energy and what problems your country is experiencing due to global energy use. Power-Up! Poster Layout Your country name, your name/s and period 1. Identify current energy needs using a graph or chart 2. Identify the problematic impacts of this energy use on your country in a list or chart. 3. Identify anticipated future energy needs using a graph or chart 4. Identify at least 10 possible energy solutions and make sure you include information from #4 (a-e) in an easy to read chart format 5. Works cited list

6 Resources for Research: We will demonstrate how to use these resources in class: Population Census Data can be found at: Population and Information for the Power Up! Portion can be found using the CIA Factbook: We have also compiled primer on Energy Solutions for Global Climate Change this can be found on the class website. This document also has links to information sources.

7 Names: Per. Country: Know Your Population Grading Rubric Population/Age Structure Diagram Demographics Chart, Graph & Explain List Drivers of Change Population growth and policy Organization Spelling, Grammar, & Language Citations Emerging Developing Proficient Advanced Country s current population is included and accurate Correct and accurate age structure diagram is included Chart clearly and accurately explains the crude birth rate, crude death rate, infant mortality rate, and fertility rate for your country. Graph clearly and accurately shows population over time: past, present, and future. Correct calculations of growth rate and doubling time are included. Clear and correct explanation of how many people the country can support and why. Correct and appropriate list of major drivers of change is included. Appropriate pictures to illustrate the drivers of change are included. Correct and appropriate list and explanations of the country s population and population growth impact on the environment are included. Pictures appropriately illustrate population growth impact on the environment. Accurate and thorough explanation of country s population policy is included. Poster is organized and legible. Charts and graphs are used to present the information, making it easy for other countries to quickly understand this country s population demographics. Images are included where appropriate to enhance the poster. There are no spelling or grammar errors. Language used includes high-level scientific vocabulary demonstrating thorough research and grasp of concepts learned. Citations are provided for all claims, data, and evidence. Citations are in proper APA format. Total points: Comments: /28

8 Power-Up! Poster Grading Rubric Current & Future Energy Use Data Emerging Developing Proficient Advanced Major current sources of energy are identified for your country and correspond with research done on population demographics in Task 2. Anticipated future energy needs are identified and correspond with research done on changes in population demographics in Task 2. Data is included to show the approximate amount or percentage of total energy is obtained from each source. Data is shown in graph or chart format. Impacts Solutions /8 Scientific Evidence & Citations Major impacts of current energy use on your country are identified and thoroughly described. Impacts include economic, social/cultural/political, and ecological issues anchored by scientific reasons. 10 reasonable solutions are identified and described. The amount and type of evidence provided indicates thorough research effort. Scientific evidence supporting that solution (this may come from your textbook, articles you ve read, online resources, etc.) A statement on how or why this would be an achievable solution in your country 0 points 2-4 points 4-6 points 6-8 points Citations are provided for all claims and evidence. Citations are in proper APA format. Organization Spelling, Grammar, & Language Poster is organized and legible. Graphs and charts are used to present the information, making it easy for other countries to quickly understand solutions that this country is proposing. There are no spelling or grammar errors. Language used includes high-level scientific vocabulary demonstrating thorough research and grasp of concepts learned in all preceding projects. 0 points 1point 2points Total points: Comments: /28

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