Welcome Back! - 9/9 to 9/22

Post date: Sep 3, 2015 11:48:46 PM

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Warm-ups

9/9 - Describe something you did this summer that relates to science.

9/11 - Make a list of at least 5 different kinds of scientists that would study Earth and Space.

9/14 - If you were a scientist or engineer, what kind would you be? What specific questions or problems would you be looking at?

9/15 Give an example of each of the following: (old ES 18-21)

  1. Summary

  2. Ecology

  3. Sphere

  4. Model

  5. Coordinates

  6. Distortion

  7. Projection

Websites

  • Physical Model

  • Mathematical Model

  • Conceptual Model

Assignments

9/16 - Summarize what goes into your in-class folders? Where are they kept in the classroom?

9/17 - What do you think would be the best way to make a world map?

9/22 - List all the units in the metric system you know for: length, volume, mass and temperature. (Old ES pgs. 22-25)

Objectives

    • Room Map - 9/11

    • Types of Earth Scientist 9/14

    • Syllabus and safety signatures - by 9/14

    • Where on Earth? - 9/21

    • A Google Earth Scavenger Hunt - 9/22

    • Signed Portfolio 9/9 to 9/23 - due 9/29

Advanced

  • Advanced Science Expectations Signed 9/14

  • Write at least 2 paragraphs of research on your favorite brainstorm. Answer the question: What is already out there? - 9/18

  • Where on Earth? - 9/18

  • Understand class expectations by completing the blanks in the syllabus.

  • Identify different types of Earth scientists by matching their title with what they do.

  • Identify the location of safety equipment in the room on a map.

  • Give an example for each of the three types of scientific models.

  • Locate places on a map using coordinate systems.

  • Use an computer based maps to find information.