Colorado State University

Feedback on Writing

Engage, Explore, Explain, Extend: Air, Water and Weather

• Engage: Draw a picture of a cloud
• Demonstration: Stability (Tipping Point)
  • Why do clouds form in the afternoon?
• Explore: Stability (Be the Parcel)
  • Why do thunderstorms form in the afternoon?

Engage, Explore, Explain: Modeling Energy Transport in the Atmosphere

• Engage: The “Space Refrigerator”
• Engage: What is a greenhouse gas?
  • Video: Greenhouse gases
• Explore: Modeling Energy Transport in the Atmosphere
• Extend: Simple Climate Model

Weather vs. Climate

• Engage: What is the difference between weather and climate?
• Explore: Chaos (spreadsheet)
• Explain: How can you predict the climate, when you can’t predict the weather?
• Evaluate: What is the Butterfly Effect?

Assignment

Write and upload answers to the following questions:

• What are the main lessons from this session’s activities and discussions?
• What questions or uncertainties about this material do you still have?
• What did this session make you wonder about—what questions did it raise?