M2.3 Discussion How Do Climate Scientists Craft Their Predictions?
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Complete all required readings and viewings in this week’s Study Plan before beginning this assignment.
Initial Post

    View this video: TED talk video, Schmidt, G. (2014) The emergent patterns of climate change. (Links to an external site.)

    Read this article: Schmidt, G. A. (2015) What should climate scientists advocate for?

Next, post to the discussion board:

    In this video, Dr. Schmidt explains how climate modeling is done. Then he explains how climate models can be compared to actual data collected to check on the reliability of the model. Write your initial post to reply to these questions:

    How has this information changed (or not changed) your understanding of how climate science works? 
    Do you think this explanation of how climate modeling works would convince more people to trust the results of climate studies? Why or why not? 
    Do you think Dr. Schmidt is a good communicator of scientific information as he advocated for the reliability of climate modeling? Why or why not? 

Your initial post responding to this assignment should be no shorter than 250 words. Include both in-text citations and completeAPAstyle references for all the sources you used to inform your work. Once you have posted your own discussion response,you are required to comment on the posts of at least two of your classmates. You can agree or disagree with their posts, but you mustexplain whyyou have chosen to do so. Also, be sure to read the feedback on your own initial post and reply to it throughout the week.

Your initial post is due by Thursday at 11:59 PMEST. Your responses are due by Sunday at 11:59 PM EST.
Discussion Guidelines

Always be sure that your posts are respectful, polite, and considerate. Please see the Excelsior policy Guidelines forOnlineInteraction” (Links to an external site.) if you have any questions or concerns.

Remember, when you use a quotation or paraphrase from a source, you must include the correct citation and reference. Using APA style references and in-text citations is VERY important for this course and all your college courses. TheExcelsior Library Citation Tip Sheets and Resources (Links to an external site.)will be a helpful guide.You may also wish to use a citation generator you just insert the information, and it creates the citation in the format you indicate (MLAor APA, for example). Here are 3 citation generators to choose from:

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Consult the Discussion Posting Guidefor information about writing your discussion posts. It is recommended that you write your post in a document first. Check your work and correct any spelling or grammatical errors. When you are ready to make your initial post, click on “Reply.” Then copy/paste the text into the message field, and click Post Reply.

This is a post first discussion forum. You must submit your initial post before you can view other students posts. To respond to a peer, click Reply beneath her or his post and continue as with an initial post.
Evaluation

This discussion will be graded using the oral presentation discussion board rubric. Please review this rubric prior to beginning your work to ensure your participation meets the criteria in place for this discussion. All discussions combined are worth 30 % of your final course grade.

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