GreenhouseGasesOZOBOT EVOEDITION

Explore:DesignaNaturalGreenhouseEffectmodelforOzobot Evo.

1.UsingtheNaturalGreenhouseGasExploreandExplain handout,collaboratewithapartnertodesignaroughdraftworkingmodelforanOzobot Evotodemonstrateyourideasonwhathappenswhenthesun’sraysgettoEarth.2.Theroughdraftdesignshouldincludelabels,andanexplanationonwhyeachaspectofthedesignwaschosen.Thiswillinvolvecomputationalthinking.3.UsetheOzobot LineCodes,Ozobot EvoApp,textbook,internet,andtheVideoIntroductionhandoutasresourcesforthistask.

Ozobot LineCodes

NaturalGreenhouseGasesOZOBOT EVOEDITION

ExplainThenaturalgreenhouseeffectisanaturalprocessthatwarmstheEarth’ssurface.1.Whenthesun’senergyreachestheEarth’satmosphere,some oftheenergyisreflectedbacktospace

Explain2.Therestofthesun’senergyisabsorbedthelandandtheoceans,heatingtheEarth.

3.HeatradiatesfromtheEarthtowardsspace.

4.Someofthisradiatedheatistrappedandre-radiatedbythegreenhousegasesintheatmosphere,keepingtheEarthwarmenoughtosustainlife!

ExplainGreenhousegasesincludewatervapour,carbondioxide,methane,andnitrousoxide.

TheabsorbedenergywarmstheatmosphereandsurfaceoftheEarth.ThisprocessmaintainstheEarth’stemperatureataround33degreesCelsiuswarmerthanitwouldwithoutthegreenhousegases,allowinglifeonEarthtoexist!

AnthropogenicGreenhouseGasesOZOBOT EVOEDITION

AnthropogenicGreenhouseEffect5.Anthropogenicgreenhouseeffectisanenhancegreenhouseeffectresultingfromhumanactivities– particularlyburningfossilfuels(coal,oil,andnaturalgas)agricultureandlandclearing– areincreasingtheconcentrationsofgreenhousegases.

6.Theanthropogenicgreenhouseeffectistrappingextraheat,contributingtothewarmingoftheEarth.

ManyscientistsnowagreethathumanshavechangedEarth’satmosphereindramaticwaysoverthepasttwocenturies,resultinginglobalwarming.

NaturalandAnthropogenicGreenhouseEffect

GreenhouseGasesOZOBOT EVOEDITION

ElaborateProgramacodefortheOzobotEvowiththeOzobotEvoApptoillustratetheprocessofnaturalgreenhouseeffect.

Includelabelsforthedifferentaspectsofthediagram,eitherprovidedtoyouordesignedbyyou.

HelpfulResource:NaturalGreenhouseGasExploreandExplainhandout.

Hint1UsetheOzoblocks ontheright.

• OneOzoblock willbeginthecode

• OneOzoblock willbeusedmultipletimes

• OneOzoblock willbeusedclosertotheendofthecode.

Hint2IncludeanIfElseactionfortheOzobot tocompleteafteritsensesacertainsurfacecolour.Youmayrequiremultiplesurfacecolour sensors.

**RemembertohavesomefunwiththeOzobot!Includecodeforaudioandlights!

Hint3WHATOZOBLOCK CODESHOULDBE INCLUDEDWHENTHEOZOBOTSENSESTHECOLOUR RED?

SolutionOptionCompletetheOzobot demonstrationofNaturalGreenhouseEffectbybreakingtheloopwhentheheatescapesEarth’satmosphere.

Canwemakethiscodemoreefficient??

SolutionOptionThisisanevenmoreefficientcodethatwillrunthesameprogram!

HavesomefunwithyourOzobot byfinishingthecodewithacelebrationofyourowndesign!