Friday April 24th

     1. Greenhouse effect  2

Climate vs. Weather so what is the difference?

-U.S. Precip Map, Climate

-Green Bay Climate

Is the Earth presently warming, cooling, or staying the same? (claim)

     What evidence do we have to support the claim?

2. Climate Change Investigation

Thursday April 23rd

Warm-up:

Aha Connections page:  From the labs on forms of energy I learned that...

1. Forms of Energy Quiz
2. How is electricity generated?  

    3.   The Next Frontier Climate Change: What is the Greenhouse Effect? 1  2

          What are Greenhouse Gases?

Where do Greenhouse gases come from?

         

     4.  Climate vs. Weather so what is the difference?

-U.S. Precip Map, Climate

-Green Bay Climate

Is the Earth presently warming, cooling, or staying the same? (claim)

     What evidence do we have to support the claim?

Start Climate Change Investigation

Tuesday April 21st

Warm-up...All living things need energy...how much energy do humans use?  What do we use it for? Infographic 1 , Home energy infographic

1. Check HW and discuss
2. Law of conservation of Energy
3. Potential vs Kinetic (review)

Sources of energy: Renewable vs Non-renewable video

Friday April 17th

1. Discuss “What is Energy?” Lab
2. Energy Presentation
1. Terms: Energy, Work, Potential, Kinetic
2. Potential vs Kinetic (review)
3. Forms of energy notes (MRS CHEN)

Where does energy come from? Energy Pathways Lab

Monday April 13th

Learning extensions:

1. Foldscope investigation
1. check out a Foldscope, record your observations
1. Identify...what is it you are looking at?
2. Sketch it or take a picture
3. Ask questions about what your are looking at--be curious
4. Conduct research and share it
2. Project Budburst
1. Identify a bud that is just beginning to leaf out and that you can visit everyday from the same distance/perspective
2. Take a picture from the same position every day for 14 days
3. Put pictures on a slideshow (can use Google presentation) and post to your blog

Share Biomimicry projects!

Friday April 10th

WU--Foldscope activity published...want to check one out?  See Mrs. Koller

Aha connections page: Evolution

I learned that in evolution…

The process of evolution…

1. Biomimicry Project: written explanation of research/invention: typed and handed in, paragraph structure
2. Work time on model and explanation, due Monday

Wednesday April 8th

1. Reflection from yesterday’s activity
2. Sci Girls: Mother Natures Shoes
3. Biomimicry project
4. Biomimicry Examples

Art and Biomimicry:  The Fibonacci Sequence,

The Secret of Trees

LINKS TO More BIOMIMICRY RESOURCES

Videos:

TED Talk

Waterproof fabrics (from cell test)

Biomimicry Video: Copying our way to Conservation

NOVA Biomimicry….Making Stuff Wilder

Websites:

Ask Nature

14 Biomimicry examples

April 1st

Wednesday

Wu- Correct worksheet from yesterday..

1. So how did humans evolve?

         Evolution:  -video

    2. What is the difference between an ancestor and relative?

3. Peppered Moth (worksheet) in PLL lab

Homework:

#1 Complete moth sheet 1-7 only

#2 Evolution Quiz (What is Evolution, Evidence of Evolution, How does it work)