Week+2+Habitable+Planet



Link to Video: http://www.learner.org/vod/vod_window.html?pid=2270

1) Watch the video and be prepared take notes on:
 * One research question asked by each of the 2 researchers featured in the video
 * Methods and techniques used by each of the two featured researchers that have been used to answer the research question you have selected.

2) Write a short article __i**n your Journal**__ comparing and contrasting the two main researchers' (Pieter Tans and Kerry Emanuel) approaches. Keep it short (5-6 paragraphs at most).
 * Introduction - try opening with an account of your own experiences about either hurricanes, or strange weather events. Tie your experience in with the approach you plan to take in contrasting the work of the two researchers.
 * Write 1 to 2 paragraphs comparing research questions
 * Write 1 to 2 paragraphs comparing methods
 * Write a conclusion (another paragraph) that links back to your introduction

This requires some thought and organization of your notes and ideas.

Consider making post-it notes each with one main idea on it. Organize the post-its by researcher and research question or methods and techniques. Then create a "storyboard" by moving the post-it notes around until you have a coherent story where you can see how one idea flows into the next. Then write.

Grading rubric (will also help you figure out what is important)