The Process

This assignment will require you to work together with a team of four students in your class. Working in a group can be tons of fun, but it is also a challenge. You must respect your teammates' ideas, be a great listener, cooperate, and ask questions if you need help. It is your responsibility to work as a team and investigate all about global warming and how you can help. The President is counting on you!

Step One:

Once the teams have been assigned, each member of the team must assume the role of one of the consultants to the President. It is very important that you thoroughly research your role so that when your team needs to create the informational brochure, you can offer interesting information related to what you learned about global warming! Each member will be a consultant in one of the following areas:

• Climate Consultant- will research how the climate and weather around us are changing due to the effect of global warming.
• Emission Consultant- will investigate how human activity over the years has released gases that have affected the mixture of gases in the atmosphere.
• Impact Consultant- will recognize how the changes in temperature and climate are affecting the Earth and identify future impacts due to the damage caused by global warming.
• Action Consultant-will address what action is already being taken by states and nations to reduce the effects of global warming and how humans can help this process.

Step Two:

Now that you have become one of the consultants, it is your turn to research all about how your role is connected to global warming. Be sure to read and research carefully, some information may be more important than others. Use the questions from the worksheets for your role to guide you through the websites. Responses can be recorded in your journal. If you find some interesting information that isn't on the worksheet, feel free to share it with your group!

Climate	Impact
Emission	Action

Step Three:

Wow! You are becoming global warming experts! After you have completed the research on your roles, it is time to combine your information. This is when working as a team is most important! As consultants for the President, you need to create a brochure that will inform all members at the conference about your findings. This brochure must be colorful and creative, including:

• cover page
• one page that reflects each role
• one picture that supports each role
• credits page

For detailed expectations for the brochure, see evaluation page.

**Remember, creativity counts! Look through magazines, books and the internet for interesting pictures about your topic! Your brochure should be a unique project. Have fun!

Step Four:

Brochure in hand, it is your turn to shine! Community leaders have been invited to our classroom's environmental forum. Each group must present their findings about global warming in an oral presentation that reflects preparation and teamwork. Each group should speak confidently about their research, and each member should participate equally. Take this opportunity to tell our class all about your brochure and how we can work together to reduce global warming and its effects on the world.