Preview - Climate Change In The Great Lakes 2019

Initial Sage Modeler

Sage Modeler Guide: Slideshow

Below is a modeling software called "Sage Modeler." Some variables of the system are present and some connections are made for you. Use the slideshow linked above to learn more about specific actions you can do in this software, like adding arrows and labeling arrows. 

1. Add other connections that are present in the system by adding arrows.

2. Define the arrows relationship. Once you do that, it should turn red (direct relationship) or blue (indirect relationship). 

3. Label the arrows. The label should be the process the arrow represents, such as "evaporation."

Take a screenshot and upload the file below. 

Questions

Please answer the questions below.

Take a screenshot of your finalized initial model

To take a screenshot:
Step 1: Hold down the Ctrl and Shift keys at once, then press the Switch window button.
Step 2: Chrome’s cursor will be temporarily replaced with a crosshair. Click and drag a square across the portion of the screen you want to save, then release the trackpad or mouse button.
The partial screenshot will be saved in the Downloads folder, the same as a full screenshot.

 

Upload files that are less than 5MB in size.
File Delete

What do you think your model shows well?

What do you think your model doesn't show? What is a limitation in the model?

In your model you set the relationship between variables. If as the first increases, the second variable increases, and the arrow turned red, this is a “direct relationship.” If as the first increases, the second variable decreases, and the arrow turned blue, this is an “inverse relationship.”

What type of relationship do you see most in your model?

Direct
Inverse

Explain how the type of relationship you see more often (direct or inverse) relates to the cycling of matter.

We are trying to figure out why the Great Lakes projection maps show that the Great Lakes region will be warmer and have higher amounts of precipitation in the future.

Which of these projections can our model help us understand better?

Increase in temperature
Increase in precipitation

Notes

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