Climate Solutions. Making clouds to protect the Great Barrier Reef (Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4)
How can scientists make clouds to protect the Great Barrier Reef?
ACTIVITY OUTLINE:
As part of the Powerhouses 100 Climate Conversations weekly podcast, selected innovators have presented simple positive messages to schools about what can be done to save our planet.
Meet the oceanographer Dr Daniel HARRISON from Southern Cross University and discover how his team is working to produce clouds to protect the Great Barrier Reef by spraying tiny drops of seawater into the atmosphere. But why? Coral reefs may be the first ecosystem to completely collapse if we do not address climate change. Nearly 20% of all marine life spend some of their life in these reefs and we must protect of help them adapt. While not a permanent solution, it may give us 10-20 years to solve the looming disaster of coral bleaching.
This is an edited recording of an interview on Friday 22 October 2022 from the Powerhouse.
IS THIS A FREE EVENT? Yes
BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Powerhouse
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Dr Daniel HARRISON is a researcher and Oceanographer with Southern Cross University.
Event Details
Event Type
On Demand (available until: 16-Nov-2027 05:00PM)
Delivery Platform
Duration
Curriculum
Primary, Secondary
Syllabus Outcomes
ST3-1WS-S plans and conducts scientific investigations to answer testable questions, and collects and summarises data to communicate conclusions
Main KLA, Strand, Sub Strand
Science and Tech » Working Scientifically and Design and Production » Earth and Space
Other KLAs
Science and Tech » Earth and Environmental Science
Careers
Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
Participants will learn to:
- Identify various pathways into STEM careers
- Understand that failure is part of learning
- Accept, though question that climate change is supported by evidence
- Explore solutions that are diverse and achievable
- Ask questions and express their voice through protest in the search for truth.
Success can be measured by the ability of the learners to:
- Explain the key points raised in the program
- Identify at least one variable described in the presentation
- Generate expansive questions
- Suggest ways to continue investigations
- Discuss limitations of the key ideas
- Propose a career path for their own journey with STEM
Will This Event Be Recorded?
No
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Technology and Materials Requirements
This webinar was recorded live on 22 October 2022. After you book your place, a link to the recording will be sent to the email you have registered with.