Lesson 1 - Monday, Dec 8
Housekeeping: At the start of the lesson, students were asked to created a second data table in their science notebooks so that they have a place to record data when repeating last week’s INV#5 – Greenhouse gases investigation (but this time with two new ‘suns,’ i.e., light bulbs!). We will run the second trial of INV#5 in Lesson 2.
After creating their new data table, both B & H period students were asked to create a new model of the troposphere. In this new model, we will add our previous work (e.g., 1) the percentage of gases in the atmosphere, 2) the greenhouse effect, and 3) the combustion reaction–both complete and incomplete) PLUS new knowledge about two so-called “cycles”–the carbon cycle and the water cycle.
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 2 - Tue, Dec 9 (B) & Wed, Dec 10 (H)
Housekeeping: We repeated last week’s INV#5 – Greenhouse gases investigation and added the ‘Trial 2’ data to our science notebooks. During the data collection, we also continued adding elements to our troposphere model such as complete combustion, incomplete combustion, animal respiration (exhalation), animal flatulence, photosynthesis, and decomposition (bacterial flatulence). These are some of the key elements of the Carbon cycle and we will add additional elements in the next lesson.
Homework: There is no science homework tonight.
Lesson 3 - Wed, Dec 10 (B) & Thu, Dec 11 (H)
Housekeeping: Text
Homework: Text
Lesson 4 - Thu, Dec 11 (B) & Fri, Dec 12 (H)
Housekeeping: Text
Homework: As per the TASIS MS school homework policy, there is no weekend science homework (due on Monday).
Announcements...
The DRIVING QUESTION of our current unit is: How do chemical substances move through Earth's atmosphere, water, and land to change the planet we live on?
B period homework collection days: Tuesday & Thursday.
H period homework collection days: Wednesday & Friday.
Including this week, there are 4 weeks of school to complete before the end of the Fall Semester.