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.
Natural Resources: Ketchup Day
HW: Study for quiz.
DN: How long before weathering and erosion bring ore to the surface?
Reminders: Notebook check soon.
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HW: Study for quiz.
DN: How long before weathering and erosion bring ore to the surface?
Reminders: Notebook check soon.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Volunteer Presentations
25min Review Games
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: Wasteful Practices
CW/HW: Trucks 7 Slides Presentation.
DN: What are ways we waste fossil fuels?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.
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CW/HW: Trucks 7 Slides Presentation.
DN: What are ways we waste fossil fuels?
Reminders: Quiz on Wednesday.
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Examine & Discuss Cyanotype Results (from day prior).
5min Brief History Account of CAFE rules and impact on car manufacturing.
20min Trucks 7 Slides Presentation. Students use resources to address questions following the simplified quick presentation slide style (Bad Example, Good Example 1, & Good Example 2). Each question must be answered using numbers except the first slide (title) and the last slide (which is an opinion).
The following questions need to be answered in your presentation/slideshow. Make sure to follow the rules for a presentation.
Leading Questions:
1. How have trucks changed?*
2. What are they mostly used for?*
3. How are they inefficient?*
4. How do they increase fatalities and endanger people?*
5. [Last Slide] What's your solution? (This is an opinion it doesn't need to be backed up with numbers.)
* Requires numbers.
Resources:
https://www.axios.com/ford-pickup-trucks-history
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FS0dGLXXEAQM7WD?format=jpg&name=large
https://diminishedvalueofgeorgia.com/wp-content/uploads/How-the-Ford-F-150s-design-has-changed-over-the-years.png
https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume
https://www.carscoops.com/2023/04/japanese-mini-trucks-are-becoming-increasingly-popular-among-rural-americans/
https://jalopnik.com/here-is-the-organization-behind-the-many-states-banning-1848104429
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/opinion/opinion-cars-have-a-weight-problem-and-its-damaging-more-than-the-environment/
https://www.distilled.earth/p/the-loophole-that-made-cars-in-america
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.