5.2. Giver Nonfiction Topics: Geoengineering RI2.

Why We Should Read This Thing Right Now: One of the science fiction aspects of The Giver that is getting closer to science fact is the idea of controlling the weather. The vast majority of scientists are warning that the behavior of people on earth is altering the climate. Now, scientists are talking about a topic called "geoengineering," which is the practice ("-ing") of changing the earth ("geo") on purpose through technical means ("engineer"). So, as is happening more and more lately, science fiction is turning into science fact.

What You Need to Know: Remember, this week's skill is "Determining the Central Idea of a Short Reading" - so you only need to write a single sentence about this reading. We'll discuss all this in conversations throughout the next few months, in science and language arts, so I'd like you to have this reading. We've reviewed this twice, so you may already feel comfortable, otherwise click on the link to get a little help.

The Text: Today's article,  How Stuff Works "Cloud Seeding", is a look at one way that people have proposed to fight global warming - not by recycling (which does not do anything for global warming, but people tend to think recycling solves all environmental problems) or reusing stuff (which does help the environment) - but by actually doing something active to change the environment more.