Week 12

1. What did you do in lab? 

    *The big question:  Can we "see" climate change happening? 

                                    How do we know that the Goldfinch is in danger in Iowa? 

This weeks lab was the introduction to our climate science unit. To explore one of our main class questions, regarding the state of danger for Iowa's Goldfinch, we worked together with a group to research this question pertaining to a section of the state of Iowa. To do this, we took a look at the precipitation levels within the past hundreds of years. We then could deicide if the bird would be able to thrive in the conditions depending on how much rainfall that area of the state was seeing. 

2. What did you learn in Thursday's lecture?

In Thursday's class we took our Earth Content Assessment. 

Pressbook Chapter 21: Climate vs Weather 

• In this chapter, I was able to learn about what constitutes the difference between weather and climate. Before reading this chapter, I thought the terms were interchangeable, so I was very interested to read about why they are not the same thing. 
• I think the most helpful part of this chapter was reading about the effects climate change has on the agriculture around us. 
• I think I just want to continue talking about this subject, so I am more aware of things I can do to prevent this from happening. 

3.What questions, concerns, and/or comments do you have?

I was looking forward to this subject all semester long, so I am very excited to keep talking about it.