Week 5: May 4-8

Learning Goal:

• I can journal my thoughts on a variety of topics.
• I can show mastery of proper grammar rules for pronouns, verb agreement, capitalization, and commas in my writing.
• I can read independently for pleasure.

Estimated Time for The Week: 90 minutes

Learn & Practice:

Follow this presentation to complete the learning activities for week 2.

1. Read for at least 30 minutes this week.
2. Watch and complete the the level up tutorial on commas
3. Write about 3 things you have learned while being at home during this time. Use complete sentences.
4. Journal about Gus and his life with his family home all day during the pandemic.
5. Watch the video on pronouns. Go back and check your writing on the past two tasks and check your pronoun usage.
6. Review Verb Tenses in the presentation.
7. Complete the activity by rewriting the sentences using the correct verb tense. Check your work.
8. Watch the video review capitalization rules. Check back through your previous writings to see if you followed the capitalization rules.
9. Create a sport that requires jet packs to play. Write step by step directions to play.
10. Journal about what you would do with your last hour of the internet if it were being shut down for everyone. What would you do with your hour?
11. Watch and complete the level up tutorial on sentence structure.
12. Review all your grammar lessons using this quizizz. Challenge a friend on Facetime.

Learning Goal:

I can use evidence to create an argument for how biotic and abiotic changes impact populations in an ecosystem.

Estimated Time for The Week: 2 hours & 30 minutes total

Learn & Practice:

Engage:

• Watch this Study Jams video about populations.
• Now, check your understanding of the content with these Test Yourself questions. For questions that you miss, make sure to review your answers for feedback.
• Coral bleaching is a phenomenon that impacts ocean ecosystems. Use this text and simulation to explore this phenomenon.
• Think about these things:
  1. Is coral bleaching caused by biotic or abiotic factors?
  2. How does weather impact coral populations in the oceans?

Explore:

• So what do you think impacts the populations in an ecosystem?
  1. Aside from weather and climate, how are plant populations affected?
  2. And what about animals - what affects their numbers?
• Take 10 minutes and research answers to these questions. Make a quick bullet point list of the information that you find. Think about it. Start making connections. Ask more questions.

Learn & Explain:

• Due to changing climate conditions, animals are venturing into new ecosystems. Watch this video which illustrates how climate change is contributing to competition between Arctic Foxes and Red Foxes.
• Now, reflect on these questions. Talk with a parent or friend about your answers, or if you’d rather, write you answers in note form.
  1. Red foxes are inhabiting areas mainly occupied by arctic foxes. Why are arctic foxes vulnerable to red foxes?
  2. What other ways might climate change impact arctic foxes?
  3. Climate change has opened the Arctic to red foxes. How might climate change cause negative impacts on the red foxes that still live in their original ecosystem?
• Sometimes, a single change to an ecosystem can result in unexpected consequences that impact the entire ecosystem. This phenomenon is referred to as a trophic cascade. (article)
• Think about these things:
  1. How could the sudden absence of wolves in an area impact the honey bee population that lives in the same area?
  2. What about trees and shrubs - can they be affected by the absence of wolves? What would this look like?
  3. And the ecosystem’s river - can missing wolves possibly have negative consequences for a river?
• In the early 1900’s, wolves, seen as a nuisance and a threat, were eliminated from Yellowstone National Park. The results of this action were unexpected. Watch this video to understand how a single action can have widespread consequences on an entire ecosystem.
• Draw it! Using pictures, text, graphics, and symbols, summarize the impact that this video explains. Be creative! Visually show what you have learned. Focus on the wolves, a keystone species (article) of Yellowstone, and how their existence provides balance for this ecosystem. Share your creative work with your teacher!

Elaborate:

• Now it is time to apply these ideas to a new scenario. This activity takes you to the penguin colonies of the South Pole. You will use a science abstract to understand the issues in this ecosystem. Read it. Study the pictures and captions. Evaluate the graphs and diagrams. Use the glossary if you need help with vocabulary.
• Reflect on the questions at the end of the activity. Again, talk about your answers with a parent or friend or share your ideas with your teacher. Check here to see possible responses and compare them to your own.

Do & Connect:

• I wonder… What other plant or animal species have been impacted by environmental changes?
• This is an opportunity for you to deepen your understanding of the sometimes unexpected and unique connections between living things and nonliving things, and of plants and animals that share an environment.
  • Research! It’s time to use what you’ve learned to understand a whole new ecosystem of your choosing through your own research.
  • Create! Using Google Slides, prepare a creative presentation to share with your teacher.
• Use these points as a guide in your learning:
  • Explain the ecosystem. Where is it located? How does it function? What are some obvious relationships found here? What abiotic factors are critical to the living things here?
  • Describe the population that is impacted. What was the population like prior to the change in the environment? How did this population interact with other living things in the environment? What abiotic factors made this location good for this population?
  • Explain the change. What abiotic factors contributed to the change in the ecosystem? How did the interaction of living things in this ecosystem change? What about unexpected impacts? How has the population changed? How have other populations been impacted?
  • Make a prediction. What will the future look like for this population? Can the ecosystem recover? Can the population recover? Is there a way we can help?

Learning Goal:

I can identify physical and political features, describe the relationship between elevation and climate, apply concepts of interdependence and trade, identify cultural traits, and identify major economic systems.

Estimated Time for The Week: 2.5 hours, 150 minutes total

Learn & Practice:

• For the Google Slides to click-through the below directions, click here!

Brazil-Amazon Human Impact

1. Watch: Rainforests 101 - NatGeo (3:40)
2. Practice: Explore the ArcGIS story map to learn about life in the Amazon.
3. Review: What did you see, think and wonder about the presentation? Try to write at least 3 things that snagged your attention about the Amazon Rainforest.

Deforestation

1. Watch: The Amazon - National Geographic (4:52)
2. Practice: Make a copy of the Tropical Rainforest Deforestation Activity and complete it.
3. Reflect: If you were President of Brazil, what are 3 things you would do to help protect the Amazon?

Deforestation

1. Read: “We will fight to the death to save the Amazon rainforest” (BBC)
2. Practice: Answer the questions associated with the BBC article.
3. Reflect: Tell a classmate, teacher, or parent about what you learned.

Economics

1. Watch: Economic Systems Video (Discovery Ed)
2. Practice: Answer questions about the video
3. Read: Levels of Economic Activity Chart
4. Practice: Answer questions about levels of economic activity
5. Read: Read the paragraph about developed/developing countries
6. Identify: Use Google to identify 5 developed and 5 developing countries

Government Systems

1. Watch: Gov't Review Video (4:24)
2. Practice: Insert an image of different government systems
3. Practice: Challenge yourself with a full year review of government and economics

Learning Goal: Explore the career of a Business Analyst.

I can explain what a Business Analyst does.

Estimated Time for The Week:

2 hours (120 minutes) total

Materials:

• Device with Internet access
• Paper and pencil/pen (optional)

Learn & Practice:

1. Make sure you're logged into Discovery Education with your school account.
2. Click here for your DE Studio Board: Business Analyst on the career of a Business Analyst.
3. The Studio Board will guide you as you learn about the requirements to become a Business Analyst and their salary.
4. Background: An interest in math, statistics and data can often be a great fit for students looking for a fulfilling career with EA Sports: Madden NFL. There are various types of analysts that partner with the technology, marketing, finance and business teams to make informed strategic decisions.
5. Challenge: Your task is to take on the role of a business analyst with EA Sports: Madden NFL. The company sold over 3.27 million copies of the 2016 PS4 version of the game alone, however, they are always looking to expand their market. Your task is to analyze trends in sales history for all sports video games, viewership of sports, and current/history of EA Sports games. Using all this data, you will need to make a recommendation to EA Sports leadership on the next game for expansion (with supporting evidence).
6. Explore:
   • Go Behind the Scenes At EA Sports with the Virtual Field Trip: http://footballbythenumbers.discoveryed ucation.com/educator-resources
   • Review video game sales history: http://bit.ly/2ptt6xb
   • Analyze the sales history for sports featured in video games, game platforms, and general audience/revenue of professional sports.
   • Based on the past sales analysis, decide on the next most profitable game release for EA Sports.
7. Share:
   • Create a visual representation (poster, Board Builder, PowerPoint, etc.) of your selection.
   • Include the rationale behind your selection. Use data to back up the choice of sport as well as the choice of game platform.
8. Extend your learning:
   • Watch the following Discovery Education video on market research analysis: http://bit.ly/2r9iJen
   • Strengthen Math Skills with the Football By The Numbers Lesson Plan: http://footballbythenumbers.discoveryeducation.com/sites/footballbythenumbers.discoverye ducation.com/files/DE_EAMadden_WinningWithMath.pdf
   • Go Behind the Scenes at EA Sports with the Virtual Field Trip: http://footballbythenumbers.discoveryeducation.com/educator-resources
   • Play the Interactive EA Sports: Madden NFL Game: http://footballbythenumbers.discoveryeducation.com/sites/footballbythenumbers.discoverye ducation.com/files/interactive/index.html
   • Review game cover art design and design a new cover for your recommendation.