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 * __ Global Warming and a Sustainable Future __**

** Curriculum Framing Questions: **
 ·  ** Essential Question: ** **Why do we get in hot water, but skate on thin ice? **  ·  ** Unit Questions: ** ** How do we achieve a sustainable environment? **  ·  ** Content Questions: **  o  **Explain the correlation between burning fossil fuels and global warming? **  o  **What are the advantages and disadvantages of traditional and alternative sources of energy? **  o  **How has society influenced the processes of global warming and the green house affect? **  o  What actions can we take at the individual, local, state, and federal levels to create a sustainable future?

> > // ** Concerns, questions, desired feedback: ** **__ __**
 * Visual Ranking **
 * ** The students will rank specific actions and their effects on global warming. **
 * My biggest concern is how I will get the computer time to utilize the tools on a daily basis.
 * Seeing Reason **
 * ** Students will identify human actions and their impact on global warming. **
 * // Concerns are the same as visual ranking //
 * Showing Evidence **
 * ** Showing Evidence will used to prepare arguments for a trial in the world court on responsibility of global warming. **
 * // Concerns are the same as visual ranking
 * The project idea-real world connections, authenticity: **
 * Students will get a better understanding of society's energy use and how our choices affect our environment.
 * They will write letters to their congressman or local leaders urging actions they research to ensure a sustainable future.
 * They should be able to make informed decisions about the use of traditional and alternative energy resources.
 * They should understand the concept of nonrenewable and the importance of sustainable alternatives.