Natural Resources: SMA (Day 2 of 2)
HW: Turn in Natural Resources SMA video clips.
CW: Complete Natural Resources SMA.
DN: Take out SMA materials (from yesterday) and technology.
Reminders: GROUP PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!! NO LATE GROUP PROJECTS. NO EXCEPTIONS. PRODUCT IN PERSON AND COMMERCIAL VIA SCHOOLOGY.
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HW: Turn in Natural Resources SMA video clips.
CW: Complete Natural Resources SMA.
DN: Take out SMA materials (from yesterday) and technology.
Reminders: GROUP PROJECTS ARE DUE TOMORROW!!! NO LATE GROUP PROJECTS. NO EXCEPTIONS. PRODUCT IN PERSON AND COMMERCIAL VIA SCHOOLOGY.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher organizes students for access to technology.
5min Natural ResourcesStop Motion Animations. Teacher explains how to complete each animation.
Fossil Fuels SMA
- Title. (5pics)
- Dead plants and animals fall and sink into the swamp. (12+pics)
- Layer upon layer upon layer of sediments cover and bury the swamp. (12+pics)
- The buried material turns into coal/oil. (5+pics)
Groundwater SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and collects at the bottom. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
Soil SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Weathering and erosions turn part of a rock into sediments. (5+pics)
- Lichen and Moss start growing on rock. (7+pics)
- Dead lichen and moss mix into the sediments. (7+pics)
- Bird poop falls onto and mixes into the sediments. (7+pics)
25min Students film stop motion animations.
5min Students make edits to stop motion animations before turning them in via google classroom.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: SMA (Day 1 of 2)
HW: (Optional) BYOT - Bring your own technology. Have the Stop Motion Studio App already installed.
CW: Complete parts for stop motion animation.
DN: Where are fossil fuels made?
Reminders: Group projects due on Wednesday. Don’t forget your photo documentation.
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HW: (Optional) BYOT - Bring your own technology. Have the Stop Motion Studio App already installed.
CW: Complete parts for stop motion animation.
DN: Where are fossil fuels made?
Reminders: Group projects due on Wednesday. Don’t forget your photo documentation.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
5min Teacher organizes students for access to technology.
5min Natural Resources Stop Motion Animations. Teacher explains how to complete each animation.
Fossil Fuels SMA
- Title. (5pics)
- Dead plants and animals fall and sink into the swamp. (12+pics)
- Layer upon layer upon layer of sediments cover and bury the swamp. (12+pics)
- The buried material turns into coal/oil. (5+pics)
Groundwater SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and collects at the bottom. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
- More Rain falls onto a field. (5+pics)
- Water flows deep into the ground and raises the groundwater level. (7+pics)
Soil SMA
- Title (5pics)
- Weathering and erosions turn part of a rock into sediments. (5+pics)
- Lichen and Moss start growing on rock. (7+pics)
- Dead lichen and moss mix into the sediments. (7+pics)
- Bird poop falls onto and mixes into the sediments. (7+pics)
20min Students complete making the parts for their stop motion animations.
10min Students start on their stop motion animations.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: Ketchup Day
HW: Work on Project.
DN: Take a chromebook and finish slideshows.
Reminders: Upcycling Project due soon. Don’t forget photo documentation.
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HW: Work on Project.
DN: Take a chromebook and finish slideshows.
Reminders: Upcycling Project due soon. Don’t forget photo documentation.
Resources
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Feedback
15min Edit and improve slideshow.
15min Presentations
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: Deforestation
CW/HW: Deforestation Presentation Slideshow
DN: What is deforestations?
Reminders: Upcycling Projects need photo documentation.
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CW/HW: Deforestation Presentation Slideshow
DN: What is deforestations?
Reminders: Upcycling Projects need photo documentation.
RESOURCES
LESSON OUTLINE
5min Students complete the Do Now.
10min Updates & Reminders on: [1] how to take pictures of your plants that’ll be sprouting soon; [2] taking photo documentation for ReUse project; and[3] how to make good slideshows for presentations (Bad Example, Good Example 1, & Good Example 2).
5min Deforestation Presentation Slideshow Instructions.
Slide 1: Title & Your Name
Slide 2-3: Benefits of Trees
Slide 4: Define Deforestation (In your own words.)
Slide 5: Where is deforestation happening?
Slide 6-7: Why is deforestation happening? (NUMBERS and it isn't because we want the trees.)
Slide 8: How much land is being used for meat? How is this inefficient use of our resources?
Slide 9: More facts. (NUMBERS)
Slide 10-11: How can people help prevent deforestation and why does it matter?
15-20min Deforestation Presentation Slideshow Completions. Students research deforestation using the provided video resources then complete the slideshow.
5min Collect materials. Clean up. Wrap up.
Natural Resources: Wasteful Practices
CW/HW: Trucks 7 Slides Presentation.
DN: What is an SUV? What did it replace?
Reminders: Quiz next Wednesday.
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CW/HW: Trucks 7 Slides Presentation.
DN: What is an SUV? What did it replace?
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. How did they impact traffic?*
6. How do they impact parking?*
7. [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.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/05/07/suvs-make-traffic-worse-and-are-more-dangerous-than-cars/
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-us-might-need-bigger-parking-spaces-starting-next-year-study-says-208921.html
https://cleancitiescampaign.org/1-million-cars-sold-every-year-too-big-to-park
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.