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:
- demonstrate scientific literacy.
- describe how water changes and shapes the land.
- explain the significance of salinity and temperature in the world’s oceans.
- describe factors that affect species distribution in aquatic environments.
Area of Interaction: Community and Service
It is expected that you will be able to:
- demonstrate scientific literacy.
- describe how water changes and shapes the land.
- explain the significance of salinity and temperature in the world’s oceans.
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- 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
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 criteria
- Research into your marine/aquatic creature using CRAPP detection skills (library)
- Complete project using note-taking sheet and criteria
Oct 8th - What is biodiversity?
"You be the riddler" project
- Time to complete in class
- 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.
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.
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
- 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!)
- 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
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
Webnotes and One World written assignment DUE
DEBATE DAY!
Where do YOU stand? – Part 2
