Questions:
- Write 3 expectations you have of this class, your classmates and/or your teacher. (Try to think of more than just "to teach" or "to learn".
- Write 2 questions you have about plants and animals.
- Write 1 thing you want the teacher to know about you.
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Questions:
- Write 3 expectations you have of this class, your classmates and/or your teacher. (Try to think of more than just "to teach" or "to learn".
- Write 2 questions you have about the human body and how it works.
- Write 1 thing you want the teacher to know about you.
Questions:
- What was the most difficult part about building and testing your landfill?
- What did your results tell you about landfills and pollution?
- What would you do differently next time?
Questions:
- What did you find out based on your particulate pollution collector?
- What do you think these results tell us about particulates in the air?
- What do you think about the case study about the birds and noise pollution?
Questions:
- What is the purpose of building a model landfill?
- What impact do landfills have on the land and the water?
- What can we do to reduce the amount of trash in landfills?
Questions:
- What were you most successful at during this class?
- What was most helpful for your learning? Least?
- What did you struggle most with during this class? Explain why you think this is.
Questions:
- What were you most successful at during this class?
- What was most helpful for your learning? Least?
- What did you struggle most with during this class? Explain why you think this is.
Final: Choose 1 option below.
- Option 1: Create a test about Water Resources and sustainability.
- Your test will have multiple choice questions only.
- Should include 5-6 What questions, 5-6 why questions, and 5-6 how/when/where questions.
- Total of 16 questions with answer choices.
- Option 2: Create a concept map.
- Use at least 20 the terms and ideas studied in this class (including the ones listed in our notes).
- Include at least 2 diagrams/pictures.
- Arrows should connect related terms/ideas together.
- "Connector words" should be used to explain the relationship between terms/ideas:
includes...is an example...shows...is defined by...is the same as...is also...might be....looks like
- Option 3: Create a scientific explanation (CER extended response)
- Read and annotate an article about water--highlight 5 details that tell about how water is used/misused. Annotate each by finishing: This is important because... or This shows...
- Write a scientific extended response to answer: Based on this article, is water a renewable or a nonrenewable resource?
- Use the CER form from Ms Friedrich.
Questions:
- What did you find out from making air filters yesterday?
- How can air filters be used to solve pollution problems?
- What other ways could be used to clean the air?
Questions:
- What have you learned from this class about water sources?
- What have you learned from this class about water sustainability?
- What did you find most interesting about the learning in this class?
Questions:
- Describe your air filter designs.
- Which one do you think will work better? Explain your thinking.
- How do other types of pollution (light or noise) affect ecosystems?
Questions:
- What are particulates? And what do they have to do with air pollution?
- What causes air pollution? List at least 3 causes.
- What factors impact the levels of air pollution?
Questions:
- Summarize your results from your plant population density lab.
- What factors could have affected your data?
- If you were to do this lab again, what would you do differently?
Questions:
- What do you think about water use in different states?
- What are the causes and effects of water manipulation?
- What factors make some states use water differently than others? (think of at least 2)
Questions:
- What was your first article about?
- What did your second article say about pollution?
- What do you think about pollution? Solutions?
Questions:
- What is pollution? Give three examples of pollution contaimanets.
- What do you think is the impact of pollution on plants? Animals?
- What do you think is the largest contributor to pollution in the air? Water?
Questions:
- What could be some possible sources of error in your yeast population lab? Explain how these may have affected your data.
- Do you think your data for your yeast population lab was reliable? What makes you sure/unsure?
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Questions:
- What was our data showing yesterday?
- What surprised you most about the water use data for irrigation?
- Why do some states use more water for irrigation than others?
Questions:
- What was the most difficult part about creating your deforestation story?
- What new learning have you gained this week about the human impact on ecosystems?
- Write 2 questions you still have about deforestation.
Questions:
- What did you find out in your rainforest/deforestation research yesterday?
- What surprised you most about the forest you researched?
- What are the effects of deforestation?
Questions:
- What is carrying capacity?
- What determines the carrying capacity?
- Do you think the human population is at carrying capacity? Explain your thinking.
