Week 10: No School Work
As the year winds down, think about all that you have learned over the past 180ish days. You have been chemists, ecologists, astronomers, environmentalists, historians and so much more. We studied ecosystems, matter, climate, space, countries, weather, and endangered animals. You have done and learned amazing things.
Even though there is no official work, you may still access Mystery Science, BrainPop, NatGeo and much more. Never quit seeking knowledge.
Weeks 8 AND 9: Endangered Species Project
Phenomena: (anything that makes you wonder) There are many organisms that are at greater risk of extinction than others.
For the next two weeks you will be researching one endangered species. Every day there will be an extension piece, so please make sure that you are keeping up. You may use whatever powerpoint platform is best for you (PowerPoint on your computer, PowerPoint online, Google Slides), but you must turn it in on Teams on May 21st. Again, this is due May 21st. This is your end of the year project.
If you need to look up your animal again, use the same link that you used to sign up.
Scroll Down to find Week 9 work. Week 8 is remaining up incase you need it.
Word Bank
-endangered species -species -risk -extinction -biodiversity -organism -habitat -ecosystems -adaptations
- extinction -destruction
Monday 5.11.20- Introduction to Endangered Species
Assignment:
1. You MUST sign up for an animal. If you don't, we will choose for you.
Endangered species are defined as: a species of animal or plant that is seriously at risk of extinction.
That definition has a lot of words that we may also need to define to understand the meaning.
What is a species? What does serious risk mean? What is extinction?
Please take the time today to understand what endangered species are and why they are important for us to understand more about.
2. Watch the Endangered Species YouTube video to understand what classifies an endangered species.
3. Watch the Wild Kratts "How to Protect Endangered Species" video
4. Fill out the Form to test your new knowledge from the day. Feel free to go back and look it up.
1. Sign up for Animal
The next few weeks we will be researching an endangered species. Every student will get a different animal, but you must sign up for the one that you want.
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Click the "Sign Up For Your Animal HERE!" Button
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REad through the list of animals.
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Click sign up next to the animal
- Click "Submit and Sign up" at the bottom
- Inset your First and Last name
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Email is optional, you do not need to put it in
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- Inset your First and Last name
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Click "Sign up Now"
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Do NOT sign up for more than one or you will be responsible for completing more than one project.
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If you do not sign up, we will assign an animal to you.
Animal Sign Up!
Slides Needed
Tuesday 5.12: Title Slide and What is an Endangered Species Slide.
Wednesday 5.13: Habitat of YOUR endangered Species
Thursday 5.14: Animal Adaptation Slides
Monday 5.18: Reason(s) for Endangerment
Tuesday 5.19: How Can we Help Save the Species?
Wednesday 5.20: Fun Facts
Thursday 5.21: TURN IT IN
Expectations
Follow the calendar <--- to help you stay on track. Again, you will be responsible to making sure that you set up your own PowerPoint. I will give you an outline of the slides that you need, but you may use whatever platform you like most.
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Open up PowerPoint or Google Slides
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Save it as "(endangered species_(Animal Name)_(student name)"
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Add to the slides each day
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You must add enough information for a viewer to understand the slide
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Proof read your slides.
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Have fun and be creative
Tuesday 5.12- Intro Slide and What is an Endangered Species Slide.
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If you did not sign up for an animal, this is your last chance to do so. Go up to Monday's assignment and follow the large arrow .
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Start a NEW PowerPoint or Google Slide
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Name it "endangered species project _(animal name)_(student name)"
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Make a title slide
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This must include your species name, your name, and a picture
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Make a slide titled "What are Endangered Species?" Make sure to include the following.
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****This is NOT specific to the animal that you chose****
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Definition of an endangered species
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Two-Three examples of what causes animals to become endangered
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One interesting fact about endangered species.
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Make sure to save it
Tuesday 5.13- Basic Needs for Organisms and About Your Animal's Habitat
In order to know why animals are going extinct, you need to understand what all living things NEED. Animals are endangered and/ or extinct because their needs are not being met.
Needs:
1. Watch the YouTube Video to remind yourself what living things need in order to survive.
2. Make a slide about the needs of organisms, or living things.
Habitats:
All living things live in a specific location and interact with the things around them. These are the different ecosystems of the world. The word habitat is often used too, but habit is just the specific home for the organism. For example- a tree is a habitat for a bird. A habitat can also be smaller part of the larger ecosystem.
1. Research the ecosystem and habitat for your specific animal
In Google you can type "What ecosystem does a dingo live in." If that doesn't work, "Where does a dingo live?"
2. Make a slide to introduce your animal's habitat.
-Include a map of the location.
-Share what type of ecosystem it is (example- rainforest or desert)
-A picture of your animal in that habitat or ecosystem.
-Some fun facts about that location
username: backman
Password: school
Thursday 5.14- Animal Adaptation Slides.
Adaptations are different ways that organisms change in order to survive. Every animal has specific adaptations to help it survive in its specific ecosystem and habitat. For example, elephants have big ears to help with cooling off their bodies and opossums play dead to be seen as unappealing to their predators.
1. Watch the Youtube video to help you understand more about adaptations.
-What are the 3 branches of adaptations?
-Why do adaptations exist?
2. Research adaptations for your specific animal.
3. Make a Slide (or more) to showcase what these adaptations are.
-Include pictures to help your audience visualize.
Monday 5.18- Reasons for Endangerment Slide
Last week we learned about habitats and adaptations. All living things need certain things in order to survive. The main ones are space, nutrients, and water. When these resources are hard to come by or change, animals must also change how they act and look in order to also survive, these changes are called adaptations. There are hundreds of organisms on the verge of extinctions because of changes in their environments and lack of time to adapt. Research your animals reasons for becoming endangered. A question you may type into Google would be, "Why is the _____________endangered? or What caused the ___________ to become endangered? or What are some environmental factors putting _____________ at risk?"
1. Research the reasons your animal is endangered. Be specific.
2. Make a SLIDE (or more) to tell us what is causing your species to become endangered.
-Use pictures if you would like.
Tuesday 5.19- How to Save the Species Slide
Yesterday we learned about the reasons for extinction. Some of these reasons may include habitat destruction and loss, competition for food and water, poaching, pollution, deforestations, climate change and more. To every problem there is a solution, it just needs to be discovered. There are countless organizations out there that want to help endangered species and nature in general. Does your species have anyone advocating, or standing up, for them? If not, should there be?
1. Research solutions to the reason your species is going extinct. Look up organizations that already exist to help these animals or similar ones. Get ideas how others are taking a stand. Would your species benefit from these protections?
2. Make a SLIDE (or more) describing the solution to the main problem.
- Include what others are doing, but also make sure to make it your own.
Wednesday 5.20- Fun Facts Slides
Today you will finalize your project. Please make sure to look back at the box at the top of this page "Slides Needed" to make sure that you have all of the necessary slides.
1. Add a SLIDE (or more) with 3 fun facts you learned about your species.
2. Make sure that you have all the necessary slides.
3. Read what you have out loud to make sure it makes sense.
4. Add any finishing touches.
5. Be ready to turn it in tomorrow on teams
Week 7: Gravity and Inertia
Phenomena: (anything that makes you wonder) We, Earth, remain in orbit around the Sun.
Have you ever wondered why all of the planets revolve or orbit around the sun? This week, will discover why this happens and how it is actually a very unique phenomena that depends on the perfect measurements. There is a lot of scientific terms this week, so I challenge you to pay close attention and define any word that you need help with.
Assignment:
We are diving into gravity, inertia, and velocity. There is a lot of scientific language so take your time to make sense of it.
1. Open up the Form to fill out as your read the OER. These are guided reading notes.
2. Open up the OER and Read the Chapter "Gravity and Inertia" pages 28-33.
- If the link gives you troubles, try the one at the top of this page.
Tuesday 5.5.20- Gravity and Inertia Simulation
Assignment:
Today you are going to explore gravity and inertia and velocity in online simulations. We want to understand just how unique it is that our solar system exists. The mass, volume, gravitational pull, orbit path, speed of spin, and distance from each other has to be perfect in order for solar systems to form and the beginning of them is a mess of collisions.
1. Go through each simulation and notice how they are similar, different, what they are showing and what they are missing.
- Truly play around with them to understand all of the variables.
Challenge: Can you make our functioning solar system? (Some simulations will be better for this than others- I want you to find out)
2. Fill out the 2 question Form
3. Have fun and get exploring
2. Solar System Simulations
Wednesday 5.6.20- Moon Phases
We have learned that the planets orbit around the sun because the sun is massive and has a stronger gravitational force. The smaller massed object are attracted to it, but due to inertia and their velocity, forward moving motion, they do not get "sucked" in by that gravity. The moon acts in the same way around Earth. The Earth has more mass than the moon and due to the short distance, the moon is affected by Earth's gravity more. This gravitational attraction causes the moon to orbit around Earth, which also causes the phases of the moon.
1. Read OER pages 11-13 about the phases of the moon.
2. Watch the Moon Phase Simulation
- There are two different perspectives that we have to pay attention to with the moon. The perspective from space and the perspective from Earth.
-Notice how the moon appears FROM Earth in the top right hand corner.
- This is what it looks like in the night when when we can see the moon
- Notice how the moon appears From Space in the simulation .
- half of the moon is always lit.
- Also notice the position of the Earth, moon, and sun for each phase of the moon.
3. There is NOTHING to turn in today.
Thursday 5.7.20- Interim
Assignment:
You will be completing a 3 question Illuminate Quiz.
1. Login to Illuminate
2. Click On "Gravity and Inertia Inquiry Backman" assessment.
Take Your Time
Reread the Text and Questions
Analyze (make sense of) the Questions
Answer in COMPLETE Sentences
Friday 5.8.20- Endangered Species Sign-Up
The next few weeks we will be researching an endangered species. Every student will get a different animal, but you must sign up for the one that you want.
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Click the "Sign Up For Your Animal HERE!" Button
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REad through the list of animals.
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Click sign up next to the animal
- Click "Submit and Sign up" at the bottom
- Inset your First and Last name
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Email is optional, you do not need to put it in
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- Inset your First and Last name
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Click "Sign up Now"
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Do NOT sign up for more than one or you will be responsible for completing more than one project.
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If you do not sign up, we will assign an animal to you.
Week 6: Scale and Properties
This week we are focusing on scale and properties of our solar system. There will be math and reading involved. It is important to understand that when we study really large concepts and really small concepts we must use a scale to help us understand. Try your best and reach out to Ms. Woolsey with any questions. Follow the steps in the assignments in order.
Monday 4.27: What is Scale and Properties?
Assignment:
Do the assignments in order
1. Take the Forms Quiz as a pre-assessment.
2. Watch the BrainPop Video on "Drawing to Scale."
- This does not talk about scale in science, but it helps us understand what scale means.
-username: backman password: school
3. Analyze what the science book tells us what scale and properties means.
-Do NOT edit, just read
4. Fill out the Forms quiz as a post- assessment.
1: Pre Form
4: Post Form
Tuesday 4.28: Weight on Other Planets
Assignment:
All of the planets stay in orbit around the sun because the sun is massive compared to them. Gravity causes the planets to remain in orbit due to the pull that the experience. Gravity is the pulling attraction between two objects. All matter has gravity, however, the more mass and volume something has, the stronger the gravitational force. Gravity affects how much an object weighs because it pulls on its mass.
1. Watch the YouTube video song to help with the difference between Mass and Weight.
2. Download the "Weight on Planets Worksheet."
-Use a calculator and scratch paper to figure out the answers
3. Fill out the Forms Quiz with your answers.
1. Youtube on Mass vs Weight
2. Weight on Planets Worksheet
Wednesday 4.29: Size Scale of the Solar System
Assignment:
Yesterday we learned that each planet has a different amount of gravity, so therefore, we would weigh differently on each of them as well. Today we will discover just how different in size our planets are, however, we have to do a scale model. That means we will make a ratio of the real size of each planet to Earth. Earth is going to be 1 inch in diameter. Diameter is the distance across the center of a circle.
1. Gather materials
2. Download the 'Planet Size Worksheet
-The directions to complete the worksheet are below.
-Draw the planets to scale using inches column (not cm).
- Label each planet with its name and diameter.
- Color the planets if you want.
3. Turn your drawing in on Teams.
- Assignment name: Planet Size to Scale Drawings
- You will need to take a picture of your model drawings in order to upload it to Teams. If you are unsure how to do this, ask someone who you think might.
4. Watch the YouTube video of size comparisons of the planets and stars.
-Rigel, a star, is the knee of Orion
1. Materials List
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2-5 sheets of paper. Any type of paper will work, but you will need regular sized paper
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A writing utensil
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A ruler
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If you do not have a ruler, a quarter has a diameter of approximately 1 inch. (The diameter of Earth)
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If you mark the diameter on a piece of paper, you can make your own ruler
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You can also google common objects of a certain length.
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3. Size Model Teams Assignment
A food scale model of the planets
4. YouTube Video
Thursday 4.30: Distance Scale of the Solar System
When I googled 'solar system', pictures like these ones came up. The long one shows relative size, like the ones that you made yesterday and so does the square one. The square one also tries to show distance, but the model has limitations because the solar system is soooooo massive. It is very difficult to show the distance of the solar system and we have to come up with a scale. The pictures here are not to scale (with distance).
Assignment:
Before you begin, think about what you picture when you think about pictures of the solar system. How are the planets arranged?
1. Watch the YouTube video of an actual scale model of size and distance.
-They used math to make a size scale model relative to the sun.
-They also used math to figure out a distance scale from the sun.
2. With your parents permission, go on a walk to measure out the distance of the planets.
- You will need 10 outdoor objects, like pebbles or sticks to mark each planet.
- Make sure that you keep the same stride, or step size for the whole walk.
-If you run out of straight space, it is okay to turn a corner, just try not to cross a street. Safety First!
3. Fill out the Form "Planet Walk"
1. YouTube Scale Video
3. Planet Walk Form
2. Planet Distance Walk Scale
You may want to write it down or take a picture of it.
1. Sun 0 meters= O steps
2. Mercury 6 meters = 12 very small steps or 6 large steps from Sun
3. Venus 5 meters = 10 very small steps or 5 very large steps from Mercury
4. Earth 4 meters = 8 very small steps or 4 very large steps from Venus
5. Mars 8 meters = 16 very small steps or 8 very large steps from Earth
6. Jupiter 55 meters = 110 very small steps or 55 very large steps from Mars
7. Saturn 65 meters = 130 very small steps or 65 very large steps from Jupiter
8. Uranus 144 meters = 288 very small steps or 144 very large steps from Saturn
9. Neptune 163 meters = 326 very small steps or 163 very large steps from Uranus
10. Pluto 140 meters = 280 very small steps or 140 very large steps from Neptune