http://netvouz.com/pdboyer/tag/evidence?feed=rss pdboyer's bookmarks tagged "evidence" on Netvouz http://climate.jpl.nasa.gov/evidence presents many lines of reasoning to support the reality of global climate change; great images and graphics pdboyer Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:25:37 GMT http://www.indiana.edu/~ensiweb/lessons/falsasum.html Little deceptive problem stories are presented to the class, and students are challenged to solve each problem by asking only yes/no questions. The key is for students to recognize what the False Assumption is that makes the solution tricky, and that many common problems are difficult to solve because we tend to assume a particular paradigm. Things are not always what they seem! Science is a way to work around or through those false assumptions. PRINCIPAL CONCEPT Scientific knowledge is contingent and subject to modification. ASSOCIATED CONCEPTS Science contains an element of uncertainty. ASSESSABLE OBJECTIVES Students will.... 1. related insights from this activity to their personal lives. 2. be unable to solve thought problems because of false a pdboyer Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:51:12 GMT http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/03/lets-talk-about-it-discussing-the-science-and-politics-of-global-warming/?nl=learning&emc=a1 Overview | What have you heard about global warming in the news lately? Is the scientific evidence for global warming in question? Are politicians and world leaders doing enough to curb carbon emissions? What does this winter’s unusually cold and snowy weather have to do, if anything, with global warming? In is lesson, students hold a mock talk show on issues related to the science and politics of global warming. pdboyer Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:27:42 GMT http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceanography-book/evidenceforwarming.htm From online oceanography textbook; good overview of the scientific basis for global warming pdboyer Thu, 29 Apr 2010 23:59:42 GMT