We took talked about and took notes on the video from Friday about the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park and how it impacted the geosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere.
Then we talked about the research project that students will be doing in class this week. Each student has a copy of the score sheet and has seen examples of posters from years past. The posters are similar to the assigned project, but does not have all of the expected information, as the project has changed over time. If there are questions, I will be able to help students in-class as they come up. Each student has chosen (from a bag) either a volcanic eruption, an earthquake or a hurricane to research. Students will need to find two facts about how their event impacted each of the four spheres (8 facts in total). In addition to that students need to give a student friendly definition, tell one way that each sphere negatively impacts people, one way that each sphere positively impacts people (ways that people use the sphere), and one way that people negatively impact each sphere (how to do we harm the sphere). There should be a total of 6 sentences on each sphere. Each box for the spheres will also have a graphic/picture showcasing what that sphere is all about. Students will work with me on Wednesday (after most research has been completed) to create their posters for their final drafts. This is an in-class project, and is due on Friday.
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Today we worked as a class to brainstorm different ways that hurricanes, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions could impact each of the four spheres. Students took notes on each type of event. These notes will be helpful when students select their event on Monday and begin research.
We also watched a video of the impact of the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park had on the biosphere, geosphere and hydrosphere. We have worked on learning about volume and how to calculate volume for rectangular prisms and cubes. Students worked with centimeter cubes on Thursday to find the relationship of the dimensions of a shape to its volume (number of cubes). Today students moved from hands-on to abstract using the formula LxWxH=V or BxH=V.
Due to Science MEA testing each homeroom will miss one science class between Wednesday and Thursday.
Today we discussed and took notes about how certain catastrophic events affect the different spheres. This will help students when they are doing their research on their own events. Notes will be posted tomorrow :) Due to Science MEA testing, we had shorter math blocks today. We reviewed describing faces of 3-dimensional figures (telling number of each shape and which are congruent) as opposed to just naming sides. We also reviewed what 2-dimensional shapes means.
During class students practiced identifying 3-d figures (whole, based on nets and from different perspectives), and counting numbers of faces, edges and sides on different shapes using IXL skills: DD1, DD2, DD3, DD4 (these are not assigned as homework, but can be used for practice) We continued today looking at images to identify parts of each of the four spheres (biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere) and then moved into finding interactions among and within the spheres. Students worked independently to identify and make connections and then we shared as a class and took notes.
Today we continued our journey with 3-dimensional shapes. We looked specifically at rectangular prisms, triangular prisms and cubes- defining the words prism and base. We practiced counting the number of faces, edges and vertices for each shape.
Homework tonight: page 945-946 Today we continued our work on identifying parts of each of the four spheres in pictures. We also looked at interactions among the spheres. Students used their science notebooks to record their observations and interactions.
Today we began discussing 3-dimensional shapes. Each student cut out and folded a rectangular prism and we used these to learn new vocabulary. Students then worked on identifying the numbers of congruent faces using nets from our book.
Homework tonight: page 939-940 |
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