Research Investigations, week 10

Monday
Snow Day

Tuesday
Students will be able to determine important details out of information given. Students will be able to successfully work in groups to solve the mysteries.

• In groups (assigned my Mrs. Rose) work together to answer the questions

Wednesday
Students will be able to demonstrate skills in determining details and working through word problems.

• Let's talk: Creative thinking! Come up with a creative back story for this photo!

• Assessment 
• What is a projectile launcher?
• NO FUEL
• NO ELECTRICITY
• NO FIRE

Thursday
Students will be able to successfully create a projectile launcher.

• Puzzle: Bill and Ben are identical twins. They are physically very alike, fit and healthy. They are both good runners and always run at the same speed. Each runs against the clock on the same track under the same conditions. Yet Ben takes ten times longer to finish than Bill. Why?
• Project requirements designing
• Start step 1!

Friday
Students will be able to successfully create a projectile launcher.

• Puzzle: A young couple was inspecting a house they were considering buying. In the middle of the kitchen floor they found a single brick. The real estate agent did not know why it was there, nor did the builder, so they sent for the architect. He took the brick outside and threw it up into the air, whereupon the brick vanished from sight. What was happening?
• launcher design

Conservation, week 10

Alternative Energy Review materials

• Tesla Video
• Nuclear Power video - Thorium

Monday
Snow Day

Tuesday
Students will be able to discuss alternative forms of energy. Students will be able to define the various alternative energies and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each energy source.

• review

Wednesday
Students will be able to discuss alternative forms of energy. Students will be able to define the various alternative energies and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of each energy source.

• alternative energy test
• What is sustainability? It means a lot of different things to different people. Find something interesting on sustainability and email it to me! (Video, picture, info-graphic, article, etc.)

Thursday
Students will be able to work productively in a group to design a wind powered car. 

• Group discussion on how cars impact the environment.
• Work in groups to design a wind powered car. You may only use the materials in the picture below. Remember you have a budget of $40. You can go over, but it will be penalized!

Friday

Students will be able to work productively in a group to design a wind powered car. 

• Wind powered car creation
• Take a pic of your team and car. Post it to your blog. 
• Answer (on blog):
• Your team name? How did your team work together to design the car?
• How does your car work?
• What did you use to make your car and why?
• Did you test your car? Did you make any improvements after you tested your car? Why?
• How do you think that your car will do against other cars in the class?
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Conservation, week 9

Questions??

Monday
Students will be able to present on a form of alternative energy.

• student presentations
• Geothermal
• Solar

Tuesday
Students will be able to 

• Articles 
• Green Sidewalks
• Solar Roads
• Student presentations

Wednesday
Students will be able to 
Thursday
Snow day

Friday
Students will be able to 


Presentation Links
Hydroelectric Power
Geothermal 
Solar Energy

Digital Media, week 9

Monday
Students will be able to present their projects.

• Graphic design projects
• Top 10 DIY Music sites

Tuesday
Students will be able to 

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Wednesday
Students will be able to 

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Thursday
Students will be able to 

Friday
Students will be able to 

Research Investigations, week 9

Monday
Students will be able to build a bridge that will withstand the class designed tests.
BRIDGE BUILDING DAY

Tuesday
Students will be able to reflect on their bridge creation - the process and the final product. Students will be able to test their bridges with the class designed tests.

• Before we test the bridges (and after your bridge is complete). Take a picture with you and your partner AND your bridge.
• Post the pictures to your web site and answer the questions:
• Why did you choose that design? 
• Why did you choose those materials? 
• How do you think that your bridge will hold up to our tests?
• BRIDGE TESTING DAY

Wednesday
Students will be able to reflect on their bridge creation - the process and the final product. Students will be able to test their bridges with the class designed tests.

• BRIDGE TESTING DAY
• Now that the bridges are tested, answer on your web page:
• How did your bridge fair in the tests? 
• What would you have done differently next time?

Thursday
Students will be able to 

Friday
Students will be able to 

Digital Media, week 8

Students will be able to create engaging ads to market themselves and a new product. Students will be able to create a 30 second commercial marketing their new product.

Monday
Students will be able to define graphic design and become familiar in which careers use graphic design.
Marketing yourself

• Whether we know it or not, we are constantly marketing ourselves. Using only the pictures you collected on the assignment over break, how can  you market yourself? 
• Use canva.com
• NO LAYOUTS
• Post on your blog when you are done

Tuesday
Students will be able to reflect on images taken and decide how to market themselves in a positive light using those photos and graphic design tools.
Marketing yourself

• Whether we know it or not, we are constantly marketing ourselves. Using only the pictures you collected on the assignment over break, how can  you market yourself? 
• Use canva.com
• NO LAYOUTS
• Post on your blog when you are done

Wednesday
Students will design a unique product, and use graphic design tools to create a magazine ad for their product. 

Thursday
Students will plan a commercial for the unique product that he/she has created.

Free time? NEVER! :)
Fotoflexer.com
Code Academy
Code.org

Friday

Conservation, week 8

Monday
Students will understand how energy we use everyday to power all we use is traditionally created.

• What is energy?
• Pass out notes page
• Presentation

Tuesday

Students will understand how energy we use everyday to power all we use is traditionally created.

• finish traditional creation of "power" discussion
• What is alternative energy?
• Why use it?
• Why not? 
• Options:
• solar
• wind
• biomass
• nuclear
• geothermal

• In groups, research at alternative energy source
• Benefits?
• Drawbacks?
• Costs?
• SOURCES formatted correctly. Use 
• Any other interesting facts you would to include easybib.com to help.
• You may present your information however you like
• song
• "movie"
• presentation
• short story
• design a shirt

Wednesday

Students will be able to effectively work in groups to create a presentation of the alternative energy source of their choice.

Work on presentation - today will be you last day to work on this in class. After today, you will need to complete this on your own time

Thursday

Students will be able to analyze how conservation topics are taught to children. Students will be able to identify conservation topics to media.

Fern Gully and worksheet

Friday

Students will be able to analyze how conservation topics are taught to children. Students will be able to identify conservation topics to media. Students will be able to effectively present on an alternative energy of their choice.

 

Finish Fern Gully

Energy Presentations.