What’s My Data?

In this lesson students will be able develop an initial understanding on the variety and complexity of polar research including some of the scientists who conduct this research. Using common core language skills students will CLOSE read researcher biographies and explore research websites to develop an initial understanding of polar scientific topics. Once the students have an understanding of the five highlighted research topics they will then observe graphic representations of research data subsets and matching to specific scientists

Authors: Donna Barton, Jillian Worssam; EARTH 2016

Lesson Resources

• Lesson Plan | Presentation
• Scientist Cards
• Student worksheet
• Data:
  • Wlostowski: Canada Stream | VonGuerard Stream
  • Key: Southern Ocean
  • Schofield: Adelie Penguin Adult and Chick Counts
  • Groeskamp: Salinity and Temperature profiles of Argo float WMO
  • Miles: Dotson Ice Shelf Data
  • Hill: WARM Data
• 6 Point rubric
• CLOSE Reading Scientist Bio Data Documents RUBRIC
• Additional Resources