7-2-I-SEARCH-Albert

= GlobaI Warming I-Search Inquiry = by Albert media type="custom" key="799485"

**Introduction**
For a long time I have always been wondering about global warming. I became interested in Global warming when I was in vacation in Mexico. Right when I came there I heard there was a hurricane right before I came. I asked my parents why it happened and they told it was probably global warming. Then I put more thought into it and researched it. Now I know that it is the biggest problem in the world at this time, unless an asteroid was coming straight for us, good thing it's not because it will kill us all instantly. But Global warming could kill all living things unless we do something about it. Animals might die thanks to global warming because the ice caps and glaciers will melt in Antarctica, which will cause the animals to lose their habitats. We humans could die too because the melting glaciers will cause the sea level to rise, which means the world begin to flood everywhere. All things that live in the world could help out by doing the smallest things like saving energy, recycling, spreading the word about the problem, and helping each other achieve this. I think if we all try and do a little bit of each we could achieve this and save the whole world.

**Body**
I learned a while ago that there are many different things that cause global warming and climate change. The way I found out more about this topic is talking to other people researching it on the web, and of coarse using in prints like books and articles. To find my web info I had to try several things on google like "global warming", "climate change", and finally my research question "what can we do as teens to stop global warming?" I got very good research in all of them but my research question gave me the best results. I found very reliable research because it gave me info on how we teens and kids could help out by just doing little simple things. I think the web was one of the best reliable sources you could use to find great research and easy facts. It found the exact thing that I needed to find. The second reliable source I used was a book and an article. For this to happen I had to go find reliable newspapers that had something to do with global warming. I had to go to the library near me or in my school to find a good book for me to rely on through out the rest of my I-Search essay/assignment. I went to my school library to find a book on global warming. It took me a whole lunch period to find it. But I managed to do it. I even almost missed advisory. But I made it with two seconds spared. This book explains everything on how global warming affects us and how it will be in the future until we human beings do something about it. The question is can human beings stand up for this challenge. I think we can do anything if we put our minds to it. The the third part of my research was the interview. I interviewed a science teacher. from the interview I got a lot of information. It took me a lot of effort and time to get this interview. I got a good point of view from true scientists. I knew that scientists know a lot about global warming since they study it. From the interview I found out that some people don't believe in global warming because they don't want to believe in it. Also people don't want to do anything about it because they think they won't be able to achieve it, so they don't do anything about it. But I am here to tell you and them that you could do the smallest thing and help the world. You would save all living things. So I am thankful to help other people save the world from global warming. I got really helpful information from all my resarch techniques. when I grow older I wish to study more about nature and the environment. And I think starting with global warming is great way to begin.

**Conclusion**
From my research I learned many things on how we as teens could save the world and stop global warming. Here are some tips I learned from my research. Save energy such as turning off the ligths that are not in use in your room. Unplug plugs that are not in used at the current time. Try to use hot water less because heat uses up energy. Walk instead of asking for a ride in a car because cars use up a lot of fossil fuel that goes up in the atmosphere and destroys the ozone layer that is protecting us from the heat of the strong sun. One of the easiest thing you could do is plant trees and plants to increase the population and to let them suck up the Carbon Dioxide and turn it back into oxygen. These are some of the things that I learned and I am proud to know these things because now I could help the World from global warming and other things that mess up our world. So if I were you I would start thinking of the future and start helping now.

**Works Cited**
"We Can Make a Difference!" __EPA__. 23 Oct. 2006. 9 Apr. 2008 <[|http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/difference.html>.] Pringle, Laurence. __"Global Warming__". New York: Arcade/Little Brown and Company, 2001. "Global Warming." Pew Center Global Climate Change. 28 Apr. 2008 <[|http://www.pewclimate.org/global-warming-basics/kidspage.cfm#individuals>.] Mr. Haluska. Interview. In Person. April 25, 2008. Science Teacher