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Objectives
To organize raw data by using charts and graphs
To analyze the charts and graphs to see trends in the data, and extend the trends into the future
Engage
You have been assigned a position in a research institution dealing with global issues. A research
scientist has just published "raw data." Within a week a major international conference on this
material will be held and you need to analyze the data. The data need to be presented and organized in
a meaningful and useful way.
Explore/Explain
Materials: (for each team of students)
raw data (see below)
pencil
graph paper
ruler
Procedure:
1. Discuss where data come from, types of graphs available, what a trend is, and how to project a
trend. (Class discussion)
2. Work in small teams to analyse the different data sets. Although you will be responsible for
plotting just one of the graphs, the whole activity is a collaborative, group activity.
4. Using accompanying data, plot the values and make the curve for each of the graphs. Leave
space on the graph for plotting a future trend.
5. Upon completion of the graph(s), continue the trend of the curve for another 50 years.
6. Analyse and develop a conclusion for each graph. Write this on a separate piece of paper which
can be attached under the graph.
Expand
1. Make a display of the various graphs and conclusions.
2. Explore the Internet for raw data currently being reported by scientists working in Antarctica or
in Greenland. Follow the analytic procedures and report findings to the class.
3. The graphs will indicate a rising trend in several greenhouse gases. The debate about the
increase in greenhouse gases as a major factor in global warming continues. But it is important
to note the reduction in CFC levels which was the result of an international agreement to
decrease production. CFCs are not only a greenhouse gas, but also destroy the ozone layer
which protects us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet radiation.
Raw Data
Atmospheric Greenhouse Gases Affected by Human Activities
ppmv = Parts per million by volume