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Gallery Walk Questions on the Hydrosphere and Cryosphere

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created by Mark Francek, Central Michigan University

The following are potential questions that could be used in a gallery walk activity about the hydrosphere and cryosphere. The questions are organized according to the cognitive level at which students are engaged, using Bloom's Taxonomy.

Knowledge

What are the effects of surface/subsurface hydrologic processes on the Lithosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere?

Comprehension

Application

Using climographs, construct a water budget diagram for the following locations
a) central Michigan
b) southern India
c) southern Arizona
d) equatorial Africa
e) southern California

Analysis

Synthesis

1. You are a science reporter for a nationally syndicated news magazine. Create a jargon free assessment of how an expansion of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets and ice shelves impact atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere?

2. You are a science reporter for a nationally syndicated news magazine. Create a jargon free assessment of how the melting of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets and ice shelfs impact atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere?

Evaluation



Visit this introduction to Gallery Walks for more information about using Gallery Walks in your classes.

Learn more about creating questions for Gallery Walk using Bloom's Taxonomy

To see a more fully fleshed out example of a Gallery Walk activity, check out either Weather Map Interpretation or Soil Morphology.