Sustaining life on earth

Earth Science

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How long can earth currently sustain life if we don’t change our habits?

Intense rainstorms, severe droughts, raging cyclones, suffocating heat waves, rising sea levels, coastal flooding, loss of habitat and mass extinctions - can all of this be the result of a rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? How do Earth’s systems work together to provide such a perfect home, and could we be destroying it all? You will be investigating the answers to these problems.

COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS DEFINED

What will I be able to do after this studio?

1.1 I can ask a scientific question

1.2 I can formulate a hypothesis

1.3 I can define and analyze variables

1.4 I can plan and organize an investigation

1.5 I can organize and strengthen my plan

1.6 I can test the prediction

1.7 I can iterate using results

2.1 I can make meaning of data collected

2.2 I can represent data

West Ada LEARNING CYCLE

To the left is our West Ada Academies Learning Cycle. This course is designed with content that fits into one of five categories: Engage, Explore, Practice, Apply, and Reflect. You will move through the stages of the learning cycle as you engage in the studio's driving questions, and then learn, practice, and apply the target skills listed above. When you get to the apply stage, you will make a presentation or use another method to show what you know. Finally, at each Milestone and again at the end of the studio, you will reflect on your project and what you have learned.

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Throughout the course you will see these two icons. They will tell you whether you are able to complete each assignment individually, or whether it must be done collaboratively (with a partner or group).