The objective of the awareness articles are to connect course material to life outside the classroom. You are to collect articles from Internet (eg. Life on Mars?) or an educational video (eg. Half Man, Half Tree) or television segments that are related in some way to Science.
This is an opportunity for you to explore and learn about what truly interests you. You are not restricted to any specific topic, however the article must be related to Science in some manner.
Rules
1. Article can not be more than 5 years old.
2. Article must be a minimum of one page.
3. Summary must be between 50 to 100 words (~5 to 7 sentences).
Procedure
1. Find an article or video on the internet.
2. Find the Awareness Article that is due, click on the # comments and begin writing your summary.
3. Write the title of the article or video at the top.
4. Followed by the author/producer of the article/video.
5. Summarize the article/video in 50 to 100 sentences (~5 to 7 sentences).
6. Minimum 2 links to articles related to the topic you have just summarized.
7. Complete by adding your first name only.
Important Note
These articles will be posted on the internet and can be viewed by everyone (including your parents) so it is important that you do a good job and take pride in your work. My suggestion is to do a quick rough draft prior to completing the post.
Second, plagiarism is a serious offence and it is dishonest to steal others' intellectual material. Remember, the original author may view it.
You can see an example of a completed awareness if you click on the G.10 Science: Format for Awareness Article link on the left side of the blog.
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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Title: The Darkening Earth
Author: John Q. Public
Date of Article: August 02, 2004
Source: http://www.sciam.com/print_version.cfm?articleID=000C3AAE-D82A-10F9-975883414B7F0000
The Darkening Earth discusses the effects of global dimming, a phenomenon where less solar radiation reaches the planet’s surface as a result of aerosols present in the Earth’s atmosphere. Aerosols provide a surface for cloud formation, resulting in more clouds and more reflected radiation. Various scientific studies have concluded that solar radiation on the Earth is decreasing, supporting claims of global dimming. Less solar radiation impacts the water cycle, as well as sun loving agricultural crops. The article implies that atmospheric temperatures may be lowered by global dimming, suggesting a relationship between global warming and global dimming. However, temperature is not the only measurement of global dimming—energy and water balances are more appropriate measurements.
Additional Sources:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/GISSTemperature/
http://www.brera.mi.astro.it/apod/ap990830.html
Submitted by: R. U. Standing
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