This week in 4P18 we are talking about how the weather is communicated. We were asked to bring in an artifact that illustrates this. To me the first thing that comes to mind is how the weather was communicated to me growing up and ultimately this is how I thought about it... (See picture Below)
In Highschool, public school and younger this is how we were communicated to about climate change. In science classes it was explained as more of a 'greenhouse effect' rather than a global issue that needed to be addressed.
In relation to this course, this week we looked at an article by Gavin who explained climate change and its relation to flooding and many dangers of rainfall. The conclusions of this article speak to the idea that the media contribution of climate change is much up to debate. This meaning that between the 'repportage' from news casters and our actual knowledge of climate change is quite different.
Things that make you go 'hmm' I would have to agree...how about the Educational School Boards decisions to keep children uninformed about any issues, other than the Greenhouse Effect? I will have to take a beat to think about that one...until next week :)
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| Grade 8 Science Class |
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