Proposed Site Explanation

1. Climate Change: You Decide is a proposed website that will allow the user to pick which side of the debate they would like to find out more information about.

2. The website will be divided into two general sections; for and against. It is then within the sections who can find out more detailed information. The site will always run as two panels so that way the user can compare both sides. (See the Who is Involved? Section below for an example of an inside page).

3. Each section will have it’s own navigation that will direct the user to tailored information. The top navigation is broken into three sections;

• Educate Yourself- will provide sources to external websites, books, articles etc. that will offer more information on the side which they have chosen to read about (For or Against).

• Who is involved?- is a section which will provide a listing of those who are major players in their side of the debate so the user can find out more information individuals or groups involved in the promotion of their side of the debate. (Click Here to see an example layout of the Who is Involved? page)

• Legislation- offers US government information and scientific information (studies links as well as finding links) revolving around their side of the climate change debate.

4. About Us- will take the user to a page which will talk about the creators of the site and how they determined what information to place in each category.

5. In addition to the top navigation of each side there will also be three sections inside each side of the debate;

• Argument- this will take the user to a page which will briefly summarizes the major issues and reasons for the side (For or Against) that the user decided to investigate further. It will also offer links to other sources.

• What can you do? (Get Involved)- Offers tips as to how you can support your side of the debate.

• Join the conversation- will take the user to a forum where others are talking about the issues as well as offer them they option for a newsletter that will update them changes to their side of the debate.

6. Search Bar- covers the entire website and will be powered by Google.

Sample Page:
When you click the "Who's Involved" tab on either side a page like the one below will pop up in a new window...


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