MiniLab: Jump Height
CW: Complete MiniLab write-up. (Prediction for a person with a height of 130cm or 160cm.)
DN: How tall are you in centimeters (cm)?
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CW: Complete MiniLab write-up. (Prediction for a person with a height of 130cm or 160cm.)
DN: How tall are you in centimeters (cm)?
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
10min Students complete the Do Now by measuring their heights in cm.
5min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab.
10min Students collect jump height data based on heel height off the ground from a vertical jump.
5min Using Google spreadsheets or a calculator, students calculate the averages.
10min Students determine the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, hypothesis, and title.
10min Students plot their data; add an appropriate trendline; complete an analysis; and make a prediction for a person with a height of 130cm or 160cm.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
MiniLab: Running Push Ups
CW: Complete Heart Rate MiniLab Report.
DN: Put on running shoes.
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CW: Complete Heart Rate MiniLab Report.
DN: Put on running shoes.
RESOURCES
MiniLab Blank Template Handout
Running & Push Ups Sample Data
LESSON OUTLINE
10min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher outlines the procedure for the MiniLab.
40m Students run and then do push ups.
5min Using Google spreadsheets or a calculator, students calculate the averages.
10min Students determine the independent variable, dependent variable, constants, hypothesis, and title.
10min Students plot their data; add an appropriate trendline; complete an analysis; and make a prediction for20min of running.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Biodiversity: Ketchup Day
CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations
DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday
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CW: Completed CER & Biodiversity Calculations
DN: What kind of biodiversity does this classroom have?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now by answering the question.
10min FINISH Level Up Presentations (Last Day)
5min Add paper cutouts to trays.
15min Biodiversity Calculations. Students calculate the biodiversity of two trays and record their findings on the handout. Students can also use Easy Biodiversity Calculations spreadsheet (via Schoology) to check their findings.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Project Time: Presentation Slideshow
CW/HW: Complete Level Up Project Presentation Slideshow.
DN: Review for your quiz.
Reminders: Late Level Up projects and turn in tomorrow.
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CW/HW: Complete Level Up Project Presentation Slideshow.
DN: Review for your quiz.
Reminders: Late Level Up projects and turn in tomorrow.
Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Photosynthesis & Cellular Respiration Quiz
5min Teacher explains assignments.
20-25min ReUse Project Presentation Slideshow. Students use resources to address questions following the simplified quick presentation slide style (Bad Example, Good Example 1, & Good Example 2). Teacher checks slides and offers suggestions.
The following questions need to be answered in your presentation/slideshow. Make sure to follow the rules for a presentation.
Environmental Impact of Plastic, Cardboard, Fabrics, and Rubber
1. Title slide (brand name of your product).
2. How much plastic/cardboard/fabric is made/used/thrown away every year?*
3. What is the resource used to make plastic/cardboard/fabric/rubber?
(Example: Glass is made from sand. Sand is the resource.)
4. Is the resource renewable or nonrenewable?
5. How much of that resource is used a year?*
6. How much water is used to make plastic/cardboard/fabric/rubber?*
7. How does getting/using/making/disposing of plastic/cardboard/fabric/rubber directly or indirectly contribute to the death/illness of living organisms)?*
* Requires numbers and a link to your resource.
8. “What's the solution?” (This is just a set up for your product.)
9. Product (Include picture of your project item.)
10. Cost & Selling Price
11. Final Message
Rules for Slides
- BIG Sans Serif Fonts (30+)
- NO Sentences, NO Paragraphs, NO Bullet Points
- ONE FACT + ONE PIC per slide. (If the picture is that important, it should have its own slide.)
- URL should be tiny at the bottom
- NO crazy colors. NO animations.
Notes
[1] Styrofoam is a type of plastic. [2] Cardboard is a type of paper. [3] There are two types of fabrics, natural and synthetic. Synthetic fabrics like polyester are made from plastic. [4] The term “effluent” means liquid waste/wastewater [5] One cubic meter of liquid (1 m³ or 1 m^3) is 1000L or 264 gallons. [6] Natural Rubber Latex, NRL, and Latex are the same thing, which are different from Natural Rubber. [7] Many things that are ‘rubber’ or ‘Natural Rubber’ are vulcanized (heat + sulfur) to become stronger and more durable (such as rubber bouncy balls, rubber mats, or rubber tires).
USE ONLY THESE LINKS
Water
https://www.watercalculator.org/water-use/the-hidden-water-in-everyday-products/
http://teacher.depaul.edu/MathConnectResources/All%20Data%20pdf/Chicago%20Water%20Usage%20Facts.pdf
https://www.uvm.edu/~wbowden/Teaching/xInvited%20lectures/Water%20trivia%20%28EPA%29.pdf
Cotton
https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/sustainable-fashion-blog/2014/oct/01/cotton-production-linked-to-images-of-the-dried-up-aral-sea-basin
https://www.sustainyourstyle.org/old-environmental-impacts
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-08/nuos-cfa072618.php
https://www.wpr.org/despite-efforts-head-nutrient-runoff-dead-zones-growing-problem
https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2006/Cotton-and-Pesticides
Plastic
https://science.howstuffworks.com/plastic.htm
https://www.plasticseurope.org/en/about-plastics/what-are-plastics/how-plastics-are-made
https://www.earthday.org/2018/04/05/fact-sheet-plastics-in-the-ocean/
http://www.oneworldoneocean.com/images/blog/OWOO_PlasticsInfographic_2012_b.jpg
Paper
https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/2014-4-july-august/ask-mr-green/how-much-paper-does-one-tree-produce
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-many-trees-does-it-take-to-make-1-ton-of-paper.html
https://www.ran.org/the-understory/how_many_trees_are_cut_down_every_year/
https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2013/deforestation-and-role-paper-products/59071
https://rainforests.mongabay.com/0807a.htm
Rubber
https://www.ace-laboratories.com/latex-vs-rubber/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0045653523017794 https://wits.worldbank.org/trade/comtrade/en/country/ALL/year/2021/tradeflow/Exports/partner/WLD/product/400110
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210308-rubber-the-wonder-material-we-are-running-out-of
https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1227 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06642-z
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.