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Science students should have completed a 2-level concept map and narratives outlining thier understanding of the science behind fossil fuels and climate change. From now until 12/22, they will gather information by performing radio scripts about sustainable practices to combat climate change that are in use around the world. Students will use thier cmap narratives as introductions to a written piece that provides evidence and examples of local climate change and what sustainable practices might be planned as a response. Details are on the class website.
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This week, students will be looking at a variety of resources identifying the effects of climate change globally and locally. They will organize how these events are connected on individual concept maps, then research a consequence of climate change in Maine.
Details are on the Class Website. Due dates are not yet set, because our scheduled will be modified in the coming weeks for expedition work. Take a Climate Expedition - Long-term Assignment (due Dec 1)
Take a Climate Expedition Assignment Follow the directions on the page. Watch/listen to the videos from around the world, take the quizzes and earn passport stamps. Note the passport stamp codes on your tracking sheet and share/print your certificate at the end of the assignment. Due December 1. EPA Website Link Tracking Sheet Homework for sequence #5, 11/16 - Finish your optimal wind blade design claim. for sequence #4, 11/16 - Finish the bar graph for the wind blade data. Bar Graph instructions 20 degrees - small: 3.44v, medium: 4.2v, large: 2.95v 40 degrees - small: 3.7v, medium: 3.3v, large: 2.5v This week students are reviewing what they already know, adding some further knowledge and making a claim by drawing and labeling an optimal wind blade design. With further testing of pitch and blade size, students will revise their claims and explain the reasoning (citing evidence) behind their revisions. The materials are posted to the class website. The Cool Cities Assessment is due on Wednesday, November 9. Details are on the
Class Website - Target #4. Test on Monday!
On Targets 1-5. Review the Class Website for all of the materials and resources we have used to meets targets 1-5. Practice on Quizlet. Also this week, students will focus on the science necessary to consider in designing an off-shore wind turbine platform and they will test the variables that affect wind blades to determine a optimal design. This week students are finishing up two concepts. First the energy transfer that results in wind energy. The second concept is another energy transfer; how CO2 contributes to the greenhouse effect. Check the Class website for further information.
Homework for Tuesday, 10/18: Diagram and label how wind is produced. Include movement of warm and cool air molecules, air pressure, uneven heating of earth's surfaces, rotation of the earth. This week students are working on targets 4 & 5. Please check the Class Website for further information. Currently, some students will need to revise their summative assessment writing explaining the forces that help planes fly. Please check your google doc to see edits and instructions.
This week, the formative assessment - Is it Energy or Matter? is due. We are working on Target #2 and #2a. Go to the class website to see the details. This week students will finish their individual concept maps to demonstrate their understanding of the forces that contribute to flight. Then students will compose a thorough answer using the outline provided by their maps, to answer the question How Do Planes Fly?
This assignment is a summative assessment for the power standard: I can describe and apply an understanding of the effects of multiple forces on an object. The directions and links are all available on the Class Website. |