Read this article and consider the following questions for your science as a human endeavour task on climate change.
Structure and features
Questions to consider:
- What does the research mean by rivers in the sky?
- How has this research provided evidence why different ecosystems form in different places around the world?
- Knowing about the rivers in the sky phenomena might change how the world considers deforestation?
- How did the scientists come to know this knowledge?
- Why has it taken so long for scientists to learn about this phenomena? How reliable is this data? Has it been reviewed by others scientists? When would this hypothesis become a well known piece of scientific knowledge?
- Why is it important for scientists to collaborate globally?
Teacher notes
- Science as a human endeavour strand
- Earth and space sciences
- Year 10 and SACE
- Global systems.
This article can be used to stimulate a discussion on how science is dynamic. Scientific knowledge can change as new technology and evidence becomes available.
Rivers in the sky changes our whole theory on why rainforests are located where they are, and arids lands etc. How might this new science knowledge about ecosystems change the way we behave towards climate change and looking after our forests?
