Greenhouse Gases OZOBOT EVO EDITION
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!