Air Week 6 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe any new learning you've gained about air pollution/air quality. How has your thinking changed about the air? What did you know before starting this class? Where had you learned about air/air pollution before? 

2. What source has been most useful for your research? What piece of research seems to be most important or key to understanding the air quality in our area? If you had to write a claim based on your research about the air in our area what would you say? 

LINKS for Research TASK

Colorado's Climate and Colorado's Health | Colorado 

Health Institute

Colorado Air Quality Reports by date

NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division - THE NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)

Home Page | AirNow.gov

Air Quality & Pollutants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has great online resources covering air quality issues (indoor and outdoor), pollutants (what they are, sources and regulations), as well as, teacher resources.

• The basics of AQ: http://www.epa.gov/air/basic.html
• Links to information on specific pollutants: http://www.epa.gov/air/airpollutants.html
• The home page for indoor air quality information: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
• Teacher resources developed by the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html

Resources on the Atmosphere and ClimateBelow are resources developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the University of Colorado Boulder.

• Homepage for UCARs “Learning Zone” resources: http://scied.ucar.edu/resources
• Background information on the atmosphere: http://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere
• Background information on the Earth’s climate: http://scied.ucar.edu/climate
• CU’s “Learn More About Climate” site contains great resources on climate information, including videos and activities: http://learnmoreaboutclimate.colorado.edu/

Viruses and Bacteria Week 6 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe the vaccine debate. What are the arguments? What do you think about this debate? What questions do you have about vaccines?

2.  If you were the teacher, what comments would you make about your poster? What grade would you give it? Why? What the one thing you particularly want people to notice when they look at your work? In what ways did your work meet the standards for this assignment? In what ways did it not meet those standards?

Rockets and Reactions Week 3 Thursday

Part 1 Prompts: (Choose questions to answer, write for 10 minutes and fill your DO Now box)

1. Did you do your work on your rocket the way other people did theirs?--In what ways did you do it differently?In what ways was your work or process similar?
2. If you were the teacher, what comments would you make about your rocket/data? What grade would you give it? Why?
3. Is your data reliable? what makes you sure/unsure?
4. How would you use the words mole, yield, limiting reagent, and/or excess reagent to describe your rocket?

Part 2 Prompts: 

(Choose questions to answer, write for 10 minutes and fill your DO Now box)

1. This class helped me to...

2. This class needed more...

3. From the beginning to the end of the class, I ...

4. In this class, I am...

5. In this class, I feel...

6. I feel most confident about...

7. I am most confused by...

8. The most important thing I will take from the learning is..

9. This class was/was not challenging because...

Viruses and Bacteria Week 6 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What is a vaccine? Are all vaccines the same?--explain your thinking. Why do you think getting children vaccinated is so controversial?

2. How do you feel about your lab poster? What parts of it do you particularly like? Dislike? Why? What are it's strengths? What are your goals for this poster?--what do you hope to communicate?

Air Week 6 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe air pollution. What are primary pollutants? Secondary pollutants? What's the difference? What are some examples?

2. Summarize your research. What has surprised you most? Least? Which question(s) have you found most difficult to answer? 

LINKS for Research TASK

Colorado's Climate and Colorado's Health | Colorado 

Health Institute

Colorado Air Quality Reports by date

NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division - THE NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)

Home Page | AirNow.gov

Air Quality & Pollutants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has great online resources covering air quality issues (indoor and outdoor), pollutants (what they are, sources and regulations), as well as, teacher resources.

• The basics of AQ: http://www.epa.gov/air/basic.html
• Links to information on specific pollutants: http://www.epa.gov/air/airpollutants.html
• The home page for indoor air quality information: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
• Teacher resources developed by the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html

Resources on the Atmosphere and ClimateBelow are resources developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the University of Colorado Boulder.

• Homepage for UCARs “Learning Zone” resources: http://scied.ucar.edu/resources
• Background information on the atmosphere: http://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere
• Background information on the Earth’s climate: http://scied.ucar.edu/climate
• CU’s “Learn More About Climate” site contains great resources on climate information, including videos and activities: http://learnmoreaboutclimate.colorado.edu/

Rockets and Reactions Week 3 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

Part 1 Prompts:
1. Describe the labs from yesterday. What did these labs tell you about the energy produced by chemical reactions? What variables did you change?--what was the effect(s)?

2. How much did you know about chemical reactions before we started? Nuclear reactions? Has your thinking changed about these?--explain your thoughts (why/why not). What do you think chemical and nuclear reactions have to do with your own life?

Part 2: 
Describe your rocket engineering and data so far.  

• What problems did you encounter while you were working on this piece? How did you solve them? 
• What resources did you use while working on this?
• How does your work compare/contrast with your classmates? 
• In what ways do you think you need to improve?
• What will you change in the next revision of this piece? 
• What's the one thing that you have seen in your classmates' work or process that you would like to try in your next trial?

Rockets and Reactions Week 3 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

Part 1 Prompts:

1. What new learning have you gained about nuclear reactions and chemical reactions? How has your thinking changed about nuclear/chemical reactions? What questions do you still have?

2. Describe the gallery walk you did yesterday. What was the purpose/goal of this task? Do you think you achieved the goal of this task? What would you modify/change/add/remove from this task to make it more meaningful for your learning?

Part 2 Prompts:

1. Describe stoichiometry. What does it look like (draw/describe)? What words would be most important to use when describing it? What would be the most difficult part for you to explain?

2. Describe the lab(s) you have done so far with rockets. What is the purpose/goal of these labs? How do these labs relate to what we've been studying in class? 

Air and Climate Week 6 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What is your progress on your research? What has been/will be the most difficult part for you? What is the purpose of doing this research?

2. Describe the air quality index. What does it mean? Where do the numbers come from? What information is necessary in order to calculate the air quality index of a location?

LINKS for Research TASK

Colorado's Climate and Colorado's Health | Colorado 

Health Institute

Colorado Air Quality Reports by date

NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division - THE NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)

Home Page | AirNow.gov

Air Quality & Pollutants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has great online resources covering air quality issues (indoor and outdoor), pollutants (what they are, sources and regulations), as well as, teacher resources.

• The basics of AQ: http://www.epa.gov/air/basic.html
• Links to information on specific pollutants: http://www.epa.gov/air/airpollutants.html
• The home page for indoor air quality information: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
• Teacher resources developed by the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html

Resources on the Atmosphere and ClimateBelow are resources developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the University of Colorado Boulder.

• Homepage for UCARs “Learning Zone” resources: http://scied.ucar.edu/resources
• Background information on the atmosphere: http://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere
• Background information on the Earth’s climate: http://scied.ucar.edu/climate
• CU’s “Learn More About Climate” site contains great resources on climate information, including videos and activities: http://learnmoreaboutclimate.colorado.edu/

Viruses and Bacteria Week 6 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What is your progress on your lab poster? What has been/will be the most difficult part for you? What are your strengths of your lab data? Lab poster? What is the purpose of making this lab poster?

2. Describe the immune system. What would you say are the most important parts of the immune system?--explain your thinking. How would you describe the immune system to a friend or family member? Why do you think some people have stronger immune systems than others?

Rockets and Reactions Week 3 Monday part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe nuclear reactions and energy. How do they work? How are they similar/different than chemical reactions? Are all nuclear reactions the same?--explain your thinking. What are the consequences/benefits of using nuclear energy?

2. Describe the article you read about Fukushima. What was the causes of the disaster? What were the effects of the nuclear energy? What words did the author use to describe Fukushima? 

Rockets and Reactions Week 3 Monday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe your goals for this class. What do you hope to learn by the end? What steps do you you need to take to make this happen? How will you know you've accomplished your goal?--what evidence will you have?

2.  Describe your lab poster or extended response from before break. What are the strengths of your project? What evidence/data did you use to support your conclusions/claims? If you could add or change something what would it be and why? 

LINKS for poster TASK

https://www.ck12.org/book/CK-12-Chemistry-Concepts-Intermediate/section/12.0/

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/chemical-reactions-stoichiome/stoichiometry-ideal/a/stoichiometry

http://www.chem4kids.com/files/react_stoichio.html

Air Quality Week 6 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe your goals for this class. What do you hope to learn by the end? What steps do you you need to take to make this happen? How will you know you've accomplished your goal?--what evidence will you have?

2. Describe your air quality research so far. What questions have you/will you research? Why did you choose these questions to research? What types of data or information do you think will best answer these questions?

LINKS for Research TASK

Colorado's Climate and Colorado's Health | Colorado 

Health Institute

Colorado Air Quality Reports by date

NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division - THE NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)

Home Page | AirNow.gov

Air Quality & Pollutants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has great online resources covering air quality issues (indoor and outdoor), pollutants (what they are, sources and regulations), as well as, teacher resources.

• The basics of AQ: http://www.epa.gov/air/basic.html
• Links to information on specific pollutants: http://www.epa.gov/air/airpollutants.html
• The home page for indoor air quality information: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
• Teacher resources developed by the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html

Resources on the Atmosphere and ClimateBelow are resources developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the University of Colorado Boulder.

• Homepage for UCARs “Learning Zone” resources: http://scied.ucar.edu/resources
• Background information on the atmosphere: http://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere
• Background information on the Earth’s climate: http://scied.ucar.edu/climate
• CU’s “Learn More About Climate” site contains great resources on climate information, including videos and activities: http://learnmoreaboutclimate.colorado.edu/

Viruses and Bacteria Week 6 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt. set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe your goals for this class. What do you hope to learn by the end? What steps do you you need to take to make this happen? How will you know you've accomplished your goal?--what evidence will you have?

2. Describe your bacteria growth lab. What scientific reason do you think explains your results? What questions does this bring up for you?--What would you research? 

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Rockets and Reactions Week 2 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What would you tell a classmate about nuclear energy? What do you think about nuclear energy? What are the pros/cons? 

2. What is your current grade in this class? What is the reason you have this grade? What could you do to make it better? What could the teacher do?

Rockets and Reactions Thursday Week 2 Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What was the article you read yesterday about? What words did the author use to describe nuclear power? What statistics or examples did the author give? What did you think about the article?

2. What's the difference between nuclear reactions and chemical reactions?--explain at least 3 examples. Which produces more energy? Why do you think this is? 

Viruses and Bacteria Week 5 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How would you describe the adaptive immune system to a classmate? What is the difference(s) between the adaptive and the innate immune system? Which do you think is more essential to maintaining health?--explain your thinking.

2. Describe your successes so far in this class. What has helped you be successful? How has your thinking about bacteria, viruses, and the immune system changed? What could you do to be more successful? Learn more?

Air and Climate Week 5 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe smog. What is it made of? How is it formed? Why do some places have worse smog than others? What key terms are involved in describing smog.

2. Describe your successes so far in this class. What has helped you be successful? How has your thinking about air, atmosphere, and climate changed? What could you do to be more successful? Learn more?

LINKS for Research TASK

Colorado's Climate and Colorado's Health | Colorado 

Health Institute

Colorado Air Quality Reports by date

NOAA/ESRL Global Monitoring Division - THE NOAA ANNUAL GREENHOUSE GAS INDEX (AGGI)

Home Page | AirNow.gov

Air Quality & Pollutants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has great online resources covering air quality issues (indoor and outdoor), pollutants (what they are, sources and regulations), as well as, teacher resources.

• The basics of AQ: http://www.epa.gov/air/basic.html
• Links to information on specific pollutants: http://www.epa.gov/air/airpollutants.html
• The home page for indoor air quality information: http://www.epa.gov/iaq/
• Teacher resources developed by the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/students/teachers.html

Resources on the Atmosphere and ClimateBelow are resources developed by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and the University of Colorado Boulder.

• Homepage for UCARs “Learning Zone” resources: http://scied.ucar.edu/resources
• Background information on the atmosphere: http://scied.ucar.edu/atmosphere
• Background information on the Earth’s climate: http://scied.ucar.edu/climate
• CU’s “Learn More About Climate” site contains great resources on climate information, including videos and activities: http://learnmoreaboutclimate.colorado.edu/

Rockets and Reactions Week 1 Wednesday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What were the simulations during part one about? What did they look like? (draw/describe) What's the point of doing a simulation in science? What type of data did you collect during the simulations?

2. Describe the iodine clock reaction. What steps were involved? What was your hypothesis? What do you think are the most important variables to keep constant?--explain your thinking.

Rockets and Reactions Wednesday Part 1 Week 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How would you describe collision theory to a classmate? What would be the most important thing to tell them? What does it have to do with chemical reactions? How would you draw or describe what it looks like?

2. What has been your biggest success(es) so far in this class? What new learning have you gained? How has your thinking about chemical reactions changed? What could you do to be more successful? Learn more?

Air and Climate Week 5 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe the results of your survey. What surprised you most? Least? If you were to do this survey again, what would you do differently next time?

2. Describe what you know about air pollution. Where does it come from? What makes it worse? Better? Are there different types of pollution?--explain your thinking.

Rockets and Reactions Part 2 Tuesday Week 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe the lab we started today. How does it compare/contrast with the lab from yesterday? What are we trying to find out? What has been the most difficult part of the lab for you? 

2. Describe collision theory. What does it mean? What does it tell us about chemical reactions? Why do you think collisions must occur?--what purpose does the collision serve? What do you think it looks like?

Rockets and Reactions Week 2 Tuesday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe the lab you did yesterday. What were we testing? What were we trying to find out? What did your results say about chemical reactions?

2. Describe how you can change a chemical reaction. What can you do to the reactants? What will happen? What if you add different reactants? Why does this occur? 

LINKS for Lab TASK

https://www.alkaseltzer.com/science-experiments/particle-size/

https://www.alkaseltzer.com/science-experiments/temperature/

Iodine Clock Procedures Video 1

Iodine Clock Reaction Video 2

Viruses and Bacteria Week 5 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe your bacteria growth data. What statement can you make about your results so far? Do you think your data is reliable?--what makes you sure/unsure? What do you think is a scientific reason for your results?

2. Describe the viruses you've studied so far. How do they compare/contrast? Give at least 2 ways they're similar and 2 ways they're different. What do you think makes some viruses more infectious than others?

LINKS for Virus Chart TASK
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/biology-of-viruses/virus-biology/a/what-is-zika-virus

https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/overview-of-viral-infections/overview-of-viral-infections


9 Deadliest Viruses on Earth

Rockets and Reactions Week 2 Monday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe what you noticed about the gallery walk. List at least 2 things you noticed. How did your work compare/contrast to that of your classmates? How would you define good scientific communication? What would you look for?

2.  Summarize energy involved in chemical reactions. What terms do we use to describe the energy? Where does the energy come from? Do chemical reactions always deal with the same amount of energy?--explain your thinking.

Rockets and Reactions Week 2 Monday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe your lab poster. What information do you feel is most important to communicate about your lab? What are the key words you did/will use to describe the lab? What is/was the most difficult part for you to explain about the lab?

2. Summarize one of the labs from last week. What did we do? Why did we do this lab? What scientific language or reasoning helps explain your results? Are your results reliable--how do you know?

Links for Lab Task

https://www.alkaseltzer.com/science-experiments/particle-size/

https://www.alkaseltzer.com/science-experiments/temperature/

Viruses and Bacteria Week 5 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How would you describe the innate (primary) immune system to a friend or classmate? What would be the most important things to tell them? What would be the most difficult thing for you to explain?

2. What new learning have you gained about types of viruses? In what ways do you think viruses are different than bacteria? How are most viruses carried/transmitted? Which do you think is more threatening to humans--bacteria or viruses? 

Air and Climate Week 5 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What have you learned so far from writing and giving your survey? What do your results say about peoples' perspective on air pollution? What surprised you most about your survey results? Least?

2. Do you think the Denver area has better/worse air pollution that other similarly sized areas? Explain your thinking--what factors do you think play the biggest role? 

Rockets and Reactions Thursday Week 1 Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What do chemical reactions have to do with energy? Temperature? Draw and describe what this might look like. How did our lab show energy involved in chemical reactions?

2. Describe your lab data. Was it reliable?--how do you know? Did it show a pattern?--explain what you notice. What does your data say about energy transfer during chemical reaction? Does your data support your hypothesis? Explain your thinking.

Rockets and Reactions Week 1 Thursday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1.  What was our lab about that we started yesterday? What variables were we testing and measuring? What steps could you take to make sure your data is reliable?

2. What new learning have you gained about chemical reactions? How are chemical reactions different from each other? Similar? What technical words would you use to describe chemical reactions?

Air and Climate Week 3 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe your air quality survey. What types of questions did you ask? Do you think you will get reliable data? How does your survey compare/contrast with your classmates'?

2. What factors affect air pollution? What factors does Denver/front range have that make it more susceptible to more air pollution? Explain these.

Bacteria and Viruses Week 4 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. How would you describe the structures of the immune system to a classmate? What words would you use to describe how it works? What would be most difficult for you to explain?

2. What new learning have you gained so far about the immune system? Bacteria? Has your thinking changed about how they function? What questions do you still have?

LINKS for Virus Chart TASK
https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/biology-of-viruses/virus-biology/a/what-is-zika-virus


https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/overview-of-viral-infections/overview-of-viral-infections

9 Deadliest Viruses on Earth

Viruses and Bacteria Week 4 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe the bacteria lab you set up. What variables are you testing? How will you collect data? What step in your procedures do you think is most important to give you reliable data? 

2. Describe how the immune system works. What are the most important steps or structures in making the immune system work? What key words are involved in describing the immune system?

Rockets and Reactions Part 2 Wednesday Week 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Explain why chemical reactions occur. If you had to explain this to a classmate, what would you tell them? What would be the most important detail? How do chemical reactions look? (draw or describe)

2. Why do you think there are different types of chemical reactions? What do you notice about the different types of reactions? What makes them so different? 

Video for Endothermic Reaction Task another Video here--use these to help you write at least 4 procedures, a  Complete this first to get lab materials.

Rockets and Reactions Week 1 Wednesday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe our lab from yesterday.What are the variables were testing? How are we collecting data? What do you think will happen in this lab?

2. Describe your conclusions about chemical reactions (so far). What new learning have you gained so far about chemical reactions? What have you noticed so far about chemical reactions? What patterns or observations have you made?

Air and Climate Week 4 Wednesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe what you think people know about the quality of their indoor and outdoor air. Do you think people believe it to be bad or good? Explain why you think this might be.

2. Describe what you think has been going well in this class so far for you. What new learning have you gained? What have been your biggest successes? What do you think you could improve on? 

Rockets and Reactions Week 1 Tuesday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe our lab.What are the variables were testing? How are we collecting data? What do you think will happen in this lab?

2. Describe chemical  reactions. What would be the most important detail to use to describe them? What causes chemical reactions? What is the effect? 

Rockets and Reactions Week 1 Tuesday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe the rocket lab you did yesterday. What did you notice from your results? Were your results reliable?--what makes you sure/unsure. If you were to do this lab again, what would you do differently to get more reliable results?

2. Describe what you know about Newton's Laws of physics and motion. What are the 3 laws? What variables do they involve? What examples can you think of that follow Newtons laws? 

LINKS for TASK
Types of Chemical Reactions with Lots of Examples
5 Types of Chemical Reactions powerpoint

Air and Climate Week 4 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe what you think about the carbon cycle. What are the parts of the cycle? What are sources of carbon? Where does the carbon go? What do you think is the most important part of this cycle?

2. What was the article you read yesterday about? How did this article relate to greenhouse gases and/or the atmosphere? What did you find most surprising and/or least surprising about this article? 

Viruses and Bacteria Week 4 Tuesday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least one prompt set. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe the activity you did yesterday. What did you notice? What do you think? What questions do you still have?

2. Describe what you know about viruses. What makes them similar to bacteria? Different? What is their structure like? How do they work? What are some examples?



https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/biology-of-viruses/virus-biology/a/what-is-zika-virus

https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/infections/overview-of-viral-infections/overview-of-viral-infections

Viruses and Bacteria Week 4 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Under what conditions do bacteria grow the best? What do think is the scientific reason(s) for this? What other factors affect bacteria growth?

2. What is the immune system? How do you think the immune system works? What do you think it looks like (draw or describe) What are key systems/structures involved in its functioning? 

Instructions for Task:
1. Choose 2 models in the Immunity handout to complete. (there are 4 to choose from, each is about 2 pages)
2. Work independently on these analysis questions.
3. Then complete the Extension Questions on the back page.
4. Keep this work in your folder for Ms Friedrich to sign-off tomorrow.

Air and Climate Week 4 Monday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1 prompt set below. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What was our simulation about on Thursday? Draw or describe what it looked like. What did you notice about the photons/energy and how it affected the temperature of Earth? 

2. How would you describe greenhouse gases to a classmate? What words would you use to describe them? Would you tell them we need greenhouse gases in our atmosphere? Explain your thinking.

Instructions for TASK:

1. Pick one article.
2. Get a highlighter (from the pencil cases attached to the table).
3. Highlight 10 ideas in the text.
4. Annotate these ideas in the margins using one of the following thought starters:

• This means...
• In other words, ....
• This shows...
• The author used this word to...
• I wonder...
• I would add...

😎Keep this in your folder when complete!

Rockets and Reactions Week 1 Monday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Pick at least 1 of the prompt sets below. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What was the article you read about during part 1 about? How did this article relate to chemical reactions?
What did you find most surprising and/or least surprising about this article?

2. Describe the reading protocol we used for this article. What steps were involved? Was this protocol helpful for your understanding of the article? Why or why not? What would you change to make it more helpful for your learning?

TASKS continued: 
6. When finished with the reading protocol show to the substitute to get a lab handout and a lab kit.
7. You should work in partners or small groups to complete the lab.
8. The set-up of the lab will look similar to this youtube video or image (except you will attach the balloon directly to the straw with tape).  
9. Tape and rulers can be found at the front in the white baskets.
10. Fill your balloons to approximate sizes for small, medium and large. 

11. Collect all data and answer all questions. Keep in your folder when complete. 

Rockets and Reactions Week 1 Monday Part 1

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1 prompt below. Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. What is a chemical reaction? What is involved in a chemical reaction? What does a chemical reaction look like? (draw or describe) Are there different types of reactions?--How do you know? 

2. Have you been successful science classes in the past? What do you think is the reason(s) for this? What would help you to be most successful? What could you do? What could the teacher do?

MINILesson Part 1 and Part 2: There will be no mini lessons today.

Instructions for Tasks:
1. Choose 1 article about chemical reactions.
2. Pick up a reading protocol handout. 
3. You will need 3 different colored highlighters, markers, or colored pencils (see the pencil cases attached to your table)
4. Skim your article to get an understanding of what it's about.  (this should take you 3-5 minutes)
5. Then, complete the reading protocol. Each part (there are 3 parts) you will be using a different colored highlighter. 
6. When finished with the reading protocol show to the substitute to get a lab handout and a lab kit.
7. You should work in partners or small groups to complete the lab.
8. The set-up of the lab will look similar to this youtube video or image (except you will attach the balloon directly to the straw with tape).  
9. Tape and rulers can be found at the front in the white baskets.
10. Fill your balloons to approximate sizes for small, medium and large. 
11. Collect all data and answer all questions. Keep in your folder when complete. 

Biomolecules Week 3 Thursday Part 2

DO NOW Prompts: Write/think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

• Describe your experience in this class: Choose at least 4 of the prompts below to answer.

1. In Ms Friedrich’s class I am _______________ because ...
2. In Ms Friedrich’s class I feel ______________ because….

3. I think Ms. Friedrich helped me personally by …
4. What would you tell other students about this science class?
5. What things helped you the least in this class? What would you change?

Biomolecules Week 3 Thursday

DO NOW Prompts: Choose at least 1. Write/think for 10 minute, until your DO NOW box is filled.

1. Describe your letter and your campaign poster. How does your work compare to that of your classmates? What are the strengths and struggles with these pieces? What did you learn about science and information through completing these pieces?

2. Describe your grade currently in this class. What factors or causes have led to you to the grade you have? What would you do differently next time? How could the teacher help?