Course Activity- Presenting Facts on Climate Change
Task 1
Planning and Creating a Presentation
In this activity, you will use presentation software to create a 10-slide presentation describing the causes and e ects of climate change. Assume that your audience is skeptical about the world’s changing climate. Include data on the current causes of climate change in the presentation. You can also choose to deliver a 4- to 5-minute speech using the slides from your presentation. The speech is optional based on directions from your teacher.
Follow these steps to complete your research and planning. This guide about the research process can help.
Part A
Your presentation should make a convincing argument that human activity is the major cause of climate change. Your presentation should answer some of these questions:
What is climate?
How is Earth’s climate changing?
What are the natural and human factors that a ect climate?
How do scientists know that human activity is the major force behind climate change? What evidence do scientists have that climate is changing?
Write down two additional questions you have about climate change that will help you make this argument in your presentation.
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Part B
When making a science presentation, look for credible sources. Some websites present information as evidence that has not been scienti cally proven. You must be able to identify reliable sites so that the data in your presentation is credible.
Use sources that end in .edu (school and college websites) and .gov (government websites). Use .org or .com sites only if they are reliable. Sometimes students, not scientists, write content for .edu websites. Because the content might not be checked by scientists, read any
.edu website carefully to nd out whether it is reliable. When you review a source, ask yourself these questions:
Who authored the article?
Is the author a scienti c expert in climate change? What is the purpose of the article?
Does the article state facts that can be proven by evidence, or is it made up of opinions? When was the article written?
Do other credible sources support the statements in this article? Which scienti c studies support the information in the article?
Now nd 2–3 credible websites that you can use to nd information for your presentation. Write them down. They can be e-books, magazines, websites, and so on. Also, write down 1–
2 sentences for each source explaining how the source will help you. You will nd some websites in the Resource section of this activity. Show how you will cite the sources in a works cited page at the end of your presentation using MLA (Modern Language Association)
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Part C
In a separate location, take notes from the sources you have identi ed. This might take place over two or more days. The notes will provide the details for your presentation. While taking notes, consider using these reading strategies . From your notes, select one piece of
evidence that indicates that Earth’s climate is changing. Write it in the space provided.
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Part D
Create an outline to organize your presentation. Write the outline for your presentation in the space provided. You can organize your presentation any way you think is best. Following these guidelines for writing a ve-paragraph essay is a good idea. Be sure to account for the claim you’re making in your introduction, and include a works cited page at the end.
Remember, you just need to structure your 10-slide presentation now. You’re not creating the presentation yet.
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Part E
An audio-visual presentation uses pictures and words to present information. Here are some tips for using audio and video most e ectively:
Limit the amount of text on slides. Insert key words or phrases to highlight your points instead of typing your entire speech on the slides and making them look cluttered. You don’t want to lose the audience’s attention.
Use pictures instead of words when possible. Depict information with representative gures, such as pictures, graphs, and charts, instead of huge blocks of text.
Fill in your speaker’s notes. Presentation software includes a notes section where you
can add what you want to say during your presentation. You can insert important details in your slide and save the rest of the information in the speaker’s notes section. Your speaker’s notes should clear enough that someone else could deliver the presentation
to an audience without any problems. You must ll out your speaker’s notes to get full credit for this assignment.
List two to three audio, video, or picture resources that you wish to use in your presentation. Give a one-sentence summary of the contents.
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Part F
Using the materials you’ve gathered, create your presentation. It should include about 10 slides and be 4 to 5 minutes long. Be sure to proofread and revise your writing to catch any errors in grammar, spelling, logic, or organization. Add the speaker’s notes, and include a works cited page at the end to give credit to your sources. Submit your completed presentation along with this activity to your teacher for evaluation.
If required by your teacher, deliver your presentation to an audience. Be sure to rehearse your presentation before you deliver it, and ensure that you complete it within the time limits (4 to 5 minutes). When presenting, speak clearly and maintain eye contact with your audience.
If your teacher is unable to attend your presentation, record it. PowerPoint enables you to record a video. Submit the completed video to your teacher along with this activity.
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