MODULE 4 INTERPRETING DATA ScienceBeat CLIMATE CHANGE MODULE 4 INTERPRETING DATA
You Will Learn: Tips for general chart creation Create graphs based on research data
Chart Tips Quote in right textbox - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34856162 Question to get them thinking about link between flooding and potential health effects beyond just drowning.
Start with an Explanatory Title http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Include the Measurement in the Title http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Pie Chart Slices Should Add Up to 100% The percentage contribution to total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by sector (2013) http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm 12+9+31+21+27 = 100
Line Charts Are Used to Show Trends http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Bar Charts Should be Arranged by Size http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Include Value Inside or On Top of Each Bar http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Interpreting Charts Quote in right textbox - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34856162 Question to get them thinking about link between flooding and potential health effects beyond just drowning.
Are extreme events getting more frequent? http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Questions In what year did the combined total of geophysical, meteorological, hydrological and climatological extreme events exceed 200? In what year did geophysical and meteorological events together total 100? According to the graph, how many years have seen a total of more than 150 events?
Are recent storm events getting worse? http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Question Create a bar graph of overall loss by storms (in US millions) versus year. You may need to combine amounts from multiple storms occurring in the same year.
Ocean Heat Content http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Question Describe the what is happening to the heat content in the ocean as time goes by, according to the line graph.
Arctic Sea Ice Loss http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Question Describe the trend of arctic ice sea loss shown in the graph.
Future Sea Level Rise http://www.cdc.gov/climateandhealth/effects/food_waterborne.htm
Question According to the graph, what is the range of sea level rise scientists are predicting by 2100?