Eyler IBMYP 6th-8th Science

kick off: Discuss science fair progress – check Design Cycle Journal: the Plan page and 2 entries of Student Progress Log – due Jan. 9th

1. Essay: Global Warming discussion questions (you should have your notes/thoughts already in your journal)

•  due Tomorrow
• must be typed – use the following template

Answer the following questions for your essay (each question is a subtitle):

• What is Global Warming? 
• Is it a fact or a theory?
• What are the conflicting perceptions of the idea of global warming?
• Is the earth experiencing global warming…what is the evidence?
• Would global warming be beneficial to the earth? 
  
• Why is carbon dioxide vital to the earth?
• Is there a political agenda tied to Global Warming education? 
  

You may use all the resources available –

1. articles concerning the debate on Global Warming

2. View the "Global Warming Debate" video  (20/20 – Stossel)

3. "Inconvenient Falsehoods" ppt – notes available here, or the original file with videos available here

Resources:

• http://www.climatecrisis.net/
• http://noteviljustwrong.com/
• http://www.petitionproject.com  or  http://www.oism.org/pproject/s33p1845.htm
• http://stosselintheclassroom.org/video_activity.html
• http://www.eagleforum.org/un/2008/08-12-13.html
• http://www.eylerz.net/science/scienceblog/wp-admin/categories.php?action=edit&cat_ID=40

kick off: Discuss science fair progress – check Design Cycle Journal: the Plan page and 2 entries of Student Progress Log – due Jan. 9th

1. Virtual DNA extraction – http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/labs/extraction/

2. video: Biologically Speaking- Genetics and Heredity (16 min)

3. Mystery extraction Revealed worksheet (skip last question)

kick off: Discuss science fair progress – check Design Cycle Journal: the Plan page and 2 entries of Student Progress Log – due Jan. 9th 

1. turn in ch.18 s.2 (redone from 3 weeks ago due to low grades)

2. finish eye ppt and notes

3. other senses ppt and notes