Welcome to Science with Ms. Wood!
  • Science 8
    • Welcome to Science!
    • Cells and Living Systems
  • Cutting Edge Research
    • Science
    • Nature
    • Discover
  • Other Interesting Websites
    • Genome Browser
    • Encyclopedia of Life
    • Census of Marine Life
    • COSEWIC
    • ZOOM into the Cell
    • Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
    • Vancouver Aquarium
    • Quirks and Quarks
    • Radio Lab

Science 8 - Unit 1: Water Systems on Earth

Guiding Question: How do we connect?
Area of Interaction: Community and Service

It is expected that you will be able to:
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demonstrate scientific literacy.
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describe how water changes and shapes the land.
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xplain the significance of salinity and temperature in the world’s oceans.
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describe factors that affect species distribution in aquatic environments.

Sept 13th - How do I find reliable information?

Library - CRAPP detection skills!

Sept 17th - What is the water cycle?

- Act out!
- Demo: Capillary Action Fig 3 p. 201
Intro to Ocean Currents
- Investigation 8.3 p. 230

Sept 24th - How do ocean currents affect us? How do we affect them?

- Gyres – Fig 4. p. 234 Demo
- Great Pacific Garbage Patch - TED talk
- What is the problem?
- What are potential solutions?

Sept 26th - How do ocean currents affect us? How do we affect them?
- Sharing potential solutions to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
- Identifying Barriers to the Solutions
- Examples of ACTION 

Sept 30th - What is the intertidal zone?

Giant Pacific Garbage Patch continued...
- Mini-Debate: Where do you stand?
Tides and the Intertidal Zone
- How are tides formed?
- Tide Charts
- Tidal Seas Video Clips

Oct 2nd - What is biodiversity?

Aquatic/Marine Ecosystem Biodiversity Reading Handout
News Article
- Stowaway snails...
"You be the riddler" project intro

Oct 4th - What is biodiversity?

"You be the riddler" project
- Research into your marine/aquatic creature using CRAPP detection skills (library)
- Complete project using note-taking sheet and crtieria

Oct 8th - What is biodiversity?

"You be the riddler" project
- Time to complete in class

Oct 10th - What is biodiversity?

"You be the riddler" projects due
Oil Spill Simulation – How would it affect your creature?
Invasive Species Reading - How would it affect your creature?
What is your connection to the coast? A family member's connection? Come to next class ready to look up an image of a coastal location.

Oct 15th - What's our connection to salmon?

Salmon Stories Assignment: Jazzy title, photograph description and correct credit line.  Instructions for assignment. Example assignment. 
Print out and hand in by the end of class.

Oct 17th- Should we farm salmon on the BC coast?

The Salmon Farming Debate
- What is the Issue?
- Where do YOU stand?
- Who are the Stakeholders?
- Criteria for project, assign stakeholders, and start research using note-taking sheet

Oct 21st - Should we farm salmon on the BC coast?

The Salmon Farming Debate
- Research - Library: find evidence using webnotes, stakeholders, (and your CRAPP detection skills!)

Oct 23rd - Should we farm salmon on the BC coast?

The Salmon Farming Debate
Research Notes due
- Class Discussion: What did we find out? What is the connection to one world?
- Write One World writen assignment

Oct 28th - Should we farm salmon on the BC Coast?

The Salmon Farming Debate
Webnotes and One World written assignment DUE
DEBATE DAY!
Where do YOU stand? – Part 2


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