11/30/18: HOID? - Geologic Time Line
Use the directions to research and create a scaled timeline of Earth's History
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11/29/18 - HOID? Lab setup and Reading
1. "Let's Get this Moldy Bread" - Set up your bread experiment. We will monitor it for the next couple of weeks and the data/conclusions will be part of your unit project.
2. Background Reading - Earth's Changing Surface/History
Textbook Ch. 8 . 1 quote per page about the history of Earth
OR
PLATO - Earth's Changing Surface Tutorial - Complete all questions and slides.
11/26/18: Unit Introduction: How Old is Dirt?
Watch the video: Cosmos "The Clean Room"
Notes:
1. Evidence for Earth's Age
2. Describe the "Clean Room" Experiment
3. Discuss all of the ways that CONTAMINATION played a role in this part of Science history.
11/15/18- WTEW Presentations and Self Assessment
1. Complete all presentations.
2. Complete the project self assessment form and quiz.
11/13/18: WTEW - Cost Benefit Analysis Video and Finish Presentations
1. Watch and complete the Edpuzzle video - Intro to Cost Benefit Analysis (Very short - 5 min.)
2. Work with your group to finish your Cost Benefit Analysis report. Use the video and the directions from last week's post as a guide to finish. We will airplay the presentations in class tomorrow.
Email Mr. Kirschman any questions
11/9/18
Put together your W.T.E.W. Business Investment Presentation using these directions.
11/8/18: WTEW - Costs of Mining
Watch the video: "Ground Rules"
Take 1 pg. of notes about all of the costs that go into doing mining the right way
Be prepared to create a section into your project about these operating costs.
When the video is over, complete your mineral research from yesterday. Everyone must have 7 common data statistics about their mineral to compare with the rest of the group.
11/7/18: WTEW - Mineral Research
Use the link below to complete today's assignment.
1. Find your mineral on the commodity summary page.
2. Get to know the value of your mineral by reading the entire article.
3. As a group, choose 7 statistics to research and compare. Choose data that you think best determines the VALUE of it.
Examples: Production (Supply), Consumption and uses (Demand), Imports/Exports (Location), etc.
4. Summarize the 7 data points about your mineral.
11/6/18: WTEW Videos
Lesson Focus: What things affect the price value of a mineral commodity?
Watch 2 videos
Supply and Demand and Gas Prices Breakdown
Edpuzzle (no notes)
OR
Youtube (1/2 pg. of notes per video)
11/5/18: WTEW- Inquiry-Business Planning
Complete part 1 of the project for the quesiton "What's the Earth Worth?"
A. Read about the uses of minerals.
B. Choose a business that requires Earth's minerals. Examples: Precious metals, Construction materials, Beauty products, Kitchen design, etc. There needs to be one mineral for each person in the group to research.
C. Develop as many questions as possible about what you would need to know to pick the most profitable mineral commodity.
Examples: How much is produced per year? Where is the mineral produced? How much is the mineral worth?
11/2/18: WTEW? Reading and Discussion - Business Costs and Benefits
1. Read the data summary for Copper
2. Place each statistic about copper into 2 groups: COSTS or BENEFITS
3. Discuss costs and benefits from a business point of view
11/1/18: W.T.E.W? Video- Copper
Watch the Video, Modern Marvels: Copper
Complete Edpuzzle responses
10/31/18: Introduction- "What's the Earth Worth?"
1. Today we will conduct our 3rd notebook check.
10/11/18 Rock Inquiry
10/15/18: Reading - Testing Minerals
10/16/18: PLATO Notes - Testing Rocks
10/18/18: PLATO - Rock Cycle
2. Click the link below. Read and browse through the links. Write 20 claims about the value of minerals in our everyday lives. Cite the paragraph the claim came from.
10/30/18: Unit Test - T.U.R.
Using your lab data for task 1 and 2, complete the test by clicking the link below.
10/26/18- T.U.R. - Modern Marvels: Iron
Watch the video "Modern Marvels: Iron" on Edpuzzle or Youtube.
Complete questions or 1 page of notes on Irons history, properties, and uses.