Originally presented Feb 2002
Introduction to this Workshop
Introduction by Dr. Michael J. Passow PowerPoint | HTML
Earth Science Content
Guest Scientist: Alexey Kaplan—“Developing Knowledge of Climate during the Past 150 Years”
In the first part of today’s program, Dr. Kaplan explores how we have learned about climate and climate change through a historical survey that begins with ship observations of ocean surface, analyses of sea surface temperatures, sea level pressure and surface winds from 1850s to the present observation of global scale climate variability possible through satellites.
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Guest Scientist Rusty Lotti Bond—“The LDEO Deep-Sea Core Repository”
Next, we visit Rusty Lotti Bond, Curator of the Lamont-Doherty Deep-Sea Sample Repository, the largest collection of material from the below the ocean floor. You can learn more about this collection athttp://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/CORE_REPOSITORY/RHP1.html For more than fifty years, the Repository collection of sediment samples has provided material for scientists worldwide to research many facets of our earth’s systems. Deep-sea cores contain microfossils and minerals that can be used as environmental indicators, or reveal climate change. Variations of color and texture resulting from changes over time in the sediment are clearly visible in the cores. The dynamics and significance of these changes will be explored in the workshop.
Integrating Educational Technologies
Time permitting, basic web page creation skills will be covered, both using Word as well as using online tools.
Some tutorials on web page design and more for you to look at:
- http://eiffel.ilt.columbia.edu/cluster_teachers/instr_materials/intro.html
- http://www.edutech.org.br/classes/educ298/shortcuts.htm
- http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/opc/guides.html
Resources
Links from Dr. Passow’s PowerPoint Presentation
- http://www.earth2class.org/k12/spring2000.htm (Spring 2000 workshops)
- http://www.earth2class.org/k12/index0001.htm (Fall 2000 – Spring 2001 workshops)
- http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/CORE_REPOSITORY/RHP1.html
Technology Links
- http://eiffel.ilt.columbia.edu/cluster_teachers/instr_materials/intro.html
- http://www.edutech.org.br/classes/educ298/shortcuts.htm
- http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/opc/guides.html
Class Assignments
I. Technology Activity
Create a simple webpage using Word. Create a link to another webpage, an image, a title centered and in another color.
II. Workshop Follow-Up
A. Write a 1 – 2 page summary of key concepts presented in the Workshop, and
your “reflections” concerning these concepts.
B. List at least three core concepts addressed by this session.
C. Provide an annotated review of at least one of the Internet sites suggested in this session.
III. Planning for Your Course
1. Construct two multiple-choice and one constructed-response question pertaining to the concepts in this session.
2. Describe one activity in which students might utilize information or data available from this Workshop.