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September
and
October
and
November
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Volcanoes and Mt Saint Helens
(Prentice
Hall Science Explorer, Earth Science,
2001, Ch 6,
sections 1, 2, and 3)
Theme: Patterns and Interactions
Chapters 11 (Fresh Water, sections
1, 2, 3 and 4) and 12 (Freshwater Resources, 2, 3 and 4)
will be used as well to prepare students for the Middle School's
Water Quality Project
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Reading the textbook (strategies)
& Internet activities (web
bytes and/or research).
Mount Saint Helens Video &
Bill Nye (Ordered from Olypmic
ESD 114).
Cispus trip to Mt Saint Helens (wk of Sept 23)
Water testing with Limnological
water quality kit and Palm IIIc's with Probes. We will also be using
the Benthic Index of Biological Integrity by classifying macro-invertebrates.
Students will create a website of their findings.
By end of November we should be ready to do a Predicting
Lava Flows lab.
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1.3 understand
how interactions within and among systems cause
changes in matter and energy.
Processes and
Interactions of the Earth System
Benchmark (BM)
#2 "Describe the processes of constructive and
destructive forces and how they continually change
landforms."
- Understand that
some earth changes occur abruptly
(earthquakes/volcanoes) while others are very
slow processes (mountain building and
erosion).
- Understand that
heat flow and material moving within the earth
cause earthquakes and volcanism. They also help
in building mountains and ocean basins. Volcanic
dust can change the atmosphere.
For Water quality testing and all other labs we
will be focusing on the following EALR's:
2. The students knows and applies
the skills and processes of science and technology.
To meet this standard, the student
will:
- develop abilities necessary
to do scientific inquiry
- apply science knowledge and
skills to solve problems or meet challenges
3. The student understands the
nature and contexts of science and technology.
To meet this standard, the student
will:
- understand the nature of scientific
inquiry
- know that science and technology
are human endeavors, interrelated to each other, to society, and
to the workplace
- skills to organize and express
science ideas
EALR's 2 and 3 in detail:
2.1 develop abilities necessary to do scientific
inquiry.
- Questioning
- Designing and conducting investigations
- Explanation, Modeling, Communication
2.2 apply science knowledge and skills to solve
problems or meet challenges.
- Identifying problems
- Designing and testing solutions
- Evaluating potential solutions
3.1 understand the nature of scientific inquiry;
Intellectual honesty.
- Limitations of science and technology
- Dealing with inconsistencies
- Evaluating methods of investigation
- Evolution of scientific ideas
3.2 know that science and technology are human
endeavors, interrelated to each other, to society, and to the workplace.
- All peoples contribute to science and technology
- Relationship of science and technology
- Careers and occupations using science, mathematics,
and technology
3.3 skills to organize and express science ideas.
- use effective communication strategies and tools
to prepare and present science information
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