• What is the overall topic and the goal of your project?

My topic is is the increase in temperature in world. My goal is to inform others that temperature is increasing and how to slow the rapid rise of heat.

• What sites did you use to collect your data and create the infographic and what did you learn about it?

I used Gale, Opendata Canada, Nasa, and Climate.gov to collect information for the infographic, I used excel to create my graph, and Canva to design the infographic. I learned there are many sites to search data you need and there is so much information available that you can find a topic for almost you are interested in.

• How has the process of utilizing these sites impacted your understanding of how technology can change (or help) the world?

Using these sites helped me understand technology can easily teach you things almost instantly, and you can see the different voices of people. Websites can be used for great things such as, problem solving education. and innovation. Using Canva and Excel I realized you can be creative with the way you present information.

Citations:

Hobbs, Abby. “Time to Act is NOW!” Skipping Stones, vol. 30, no. 1, Jan.-Mar. 2018, p. 10. Gale In Context: Canada, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A524738821/GPS?u=43dcbs&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=082cfbb9.

“Climate change: the Earth at a crossroads.” The Week, 25 Mar. 2023, p. 19. Gale In Context: Canada, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A743957236/GPS?u=43dcbs&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=79dde889.

Sites:

https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/key-findings#temperature-rise

https://www.epa.gov/climatechange-science/causes-climate-change#:~:text=Greenhouse%20Gases,-Concentrations%20of%20the&text=Carbon%20dioxide%2C%20methane%2C%20and%20nitrous,in%20the%20last%20800%2C000%20years.&text=These%20greenhouse%20gas%20emissions%20have,earth’s%20surface%20temperature%20to%20rise.

https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-temperature

https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/global/202213

https://climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/global-temperature/