Lesson 61 1/3/18 SWBAT analyze proxy data to measure climate change. Do Now: Why is it important to measure climate change?
Composition of Atmosphere
Vocab Climate Proxies: preserved physical characteristics of the past that enable scientists to reconstruct climate conditions. Isotopes: Atoms that have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons
Foraminifera Neoglobaquadrina pachyderma Microscopic protists used to determine ocean temperature Two forms:
Climate Proxy: Analyze Data Calculate percentages for left and right-coiled N. pachderma Graph data Answer analysis questions
Other Climate Proxies Sediment Cores Ice Cores Tree Rings Coral
Homework Complete reading Evidence of Earth’s Past and answer questions