On Monday, students turned in their completed "aquatic superhero" booklets. We then began a new challenge based on water quality. Students are working in their groups to try to identify a polluter of the Neuse River. In addition to identifying the polluter, students need to provide evidence using their knowledge of abiotic and biotic factors to make their case.
This week in science we talked about "protecting" our oceans. With this theme in mind, students first generated and answered guiding questions. Next, using the answers to their guiding question, students were challenged to create aquatic superheroes that specialized in protecting a specific ocean zone, animals, and natural resources. The finished aquatic superhero booklet will be due in class on Monday.
Students worked collaboratively this week learning about the Neuse River Basin. Once their research was complete, they combined their findings to create a "paper slide video" which was turned in on Wednesday. On Thursday, students competed against one another in an online quiz review game (Kahoot) to help them prepare for our first Hydrosphere quiz which was completed today.
This week in science, students worked to finalize their "water arguments" about water availability on Earth and human access to water. Today, in their learning teams, students explained how the following two statements can be true at the same time:
(1) "There is no water shortage on Earth." (2) "By 2025, 2/3 of the world population will live in countries where there isn't enough water or the water is of poor quality." |
AuthorMr. Jones is the 8th grade science teacher on the GOLD Team. Archives
February 2016
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