Daily Learning Activities
Day 17
Sept 11 |
- Learning Target/Question
- Design and conduct a scientific experiment to measure the impact of CO2 on temperature
- Activities/Strategies
- Data collection CO2 lab
- small groups
- Assessments
- Assignment
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Day 18
Sept 12 |
- Learning Target/Question
- Formulate and revise explanations and models using logic and evidence (critical thinking)
- Activities/Strategies
- Graphing and analysis of data using Desmos
- Conclusion: claim, evidence, reason
- Review models on the Earth's energy balance
- Bathub source and sink
- Assessments
- Assignment
- Complete lab report; submit in your folder
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Day 19
Sept 13 |
- Learning Target/Question
- Air and pollution: Greenhouse gases
- Explain the effects of CO2 and other greenhouse gases on the Earth
- Activities/Strategies
- Assessments
- Assignment
- Add terms to concept map; rearrange as needed
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Day 20
Sept 14 |
- Learning Target/Question
- Air and pollution: Greenhouse gases
- Explain the effects of CO2 and other greenhouse gases on the Earth
- Activities/Strategies
- Review models on the Earth's energy balance
- Examine mitigation strategies
- Assessments
- class discussion (small group, now)
- Assignment
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Day 21
Sept 15 |
- Learning Target/Question
- Air and pollution: Greenhouse gases
- Explain the effects of CO2 and other greenhouse gases on the Earth
- Activities/Strategies
- Assessments
- Assignment
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Day 22
Sept 18 Monday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Explain how solar radiation and Eath's temperature are related.
- Define mitigation and begin to think about mitigation in terms of climate
- Activities/Strategies
- Terms activity
- Concept map updates
- Assessments
- Assignment
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Day 23
Sept 19 Tuesday |
- Learning Target/Question
- How do we know about the climate from a very long time ago?
- Explain the information we get from ice cores and tell what it means.
- Activities/Strategies
- Interactive lecture and summarization
- Assessments
- Assignment
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Day 24
Sept 20 Wednesday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Analyze sources of climate data and discuss possible impact of climate change on physical systems.
- What are the possible impacts of climate on the physical Earth?
- Activities/Strategies
- Assessments
- Assignment
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Day 25
Sept 21 Thursday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Analyze sources of climate data and discuss possible impact of climate change on physical systems.
- What are the possible impacts of climate on the physical Earth?
- Activities/Strategies
- Station activities (continued)
- Interactive lecture - Mitigation
- Assessments
- Assignment
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Day 26
Sept 22 Friday |
- Learning Target/Question
- analyze data to determine the consequences of climate change on environmental, biological, human, and social systems and identify adaptation strategies for these consequences.
- Activities/Strategies
- Assessments
- Claim-evidence-reason paragraphs due - discuss
- Quiz
- Assignment
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Day 27
Sept 25 Monday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Revisit: Fossil fuels, carbon sinks, the carbon cycle and CO2, and transportation
- Activities/Strategies
- Written description of carbon cycle diagram, explain the path of a carbon molecule through the cycle.
- Assessments
- Peer review of description
- Assignment
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Day 28
Sept 26 Tuesday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Students will analyze data to determine the consequences of climate change on environmental, biological, human, and social systems and identify adaptation strategies for these consequences
- Activities/Strategies
- Sea Level Activity (outside)
- Assessments
- Claim Evidence Reason summary
- Assignment
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Day 29
Sept 27 Wednesday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Students will analyze data to determine the consequences of climate change on environmental, biological, human, and social systems and identify adaptation strategies for these consequences
- Activities/Strategies
- Task cards - biological systems
- Assessments
- Individual written response
- Assignment
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Day 30
Sept 28 Thursday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Students will analyze data to determine the consequences of climate change on environmental, biological, human, and social systems and identify adaptation strategies for these consequences
- Activities/Strategies
- Preparation for wedge mitication activity
- Assessments
- Wedge activity strategies and reasons
- Assignment
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Day 31
Sept 29 Friday |
- Learning Target/Question
- Investigate mitigation of impacts on biological systems
- Update concept map day
- Activities/Strategies
- Wedge activity preparation
- Assessments
- Wedge activity strategies and reasons
- Assignment
- Prepare for wedge activity; update concept map
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