Feb. 11 – 14 (Climate Solution Sim., Astronomy Unit (Exoplanets)

Feb 12th 2020

Tuesday, Feb. 11

Unit Essential Question: How does human energy use affect the climate, and what can we do to reduce the impact?

Daily Essential Questions: What actions can we take to mitigate climate change?

Climate Solution Simulation

Round 2

Round 3

Wednesday, Feb. 12

Unit Essential Question: Are there planets outside our solar system that could support life? How can we locate them and determine their habitability?

Daily Essential Questions: How do astronomers find planets around other stars?

 

Climate Solutions Simulation – Due

  • Turn -in
    • Screen shot
    • Written Proposals
    • Global Management Plan/List

 

Climate Test 2 – Return and Review

 

Astronomy Unit Intro

Video: Alien Planets Revealed (Must have a PBS account to watch)

 

HW: Answer Video Questions – Due Friday

Thursday, Feb. 13

Unit Essential Question: Are there planets outside our solar system that could support life? How can we locate them and determine their habitability?

Daily Essential Questions: What function does a liquid medium provide that is necessary for life?

Climate Test 2 – Return and Review

 

Finish Video: Alien Planets Revealed (Must have a PBS account to watch)

 

Discovery Ed Tech Book Log-in

Speed of Light 

Tour of the Galaxy Video

 

 

 

Friday, Feb. 14

Unit Essential Question: Are there planets outside our solar system that could support life? How can we locate them and determine their habitability?

Daily Essential Question: What might other planets in our galaxy be like, and what might life be like on that planet?

Conditions Necessary for Life

  • Quick Write: What are the conditions necessary for supporting life? (alt.: “What does life need in order to survive?”) What characteristics would a planet need to support life?      
    • Discussion Group 1. Share your ideas. Number off 1-3. 
  • Focus Note Format in SNB 
  • Show “Conditions that Support Life:  https://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/astrobiology/conditions/  (20 min)
    • Student’s take notes in SNB
    • Focus Note Format in SNB
      • Students copy Essential Question into SNB
      • Slide 4 – Allows transport and chemical reactions of materials. Water liquid medium of Earth
      • Slide 5 –  Just right temperature range, Too hot water evaporates, Too cold and it freezes solid, Chemical reactions can’t happen if not liquid; 
      • Slide 6 – Atmospheric pressure  necessary to retain water and keep it from boiling away
      • Slide 7 – Speculation of different liquid mediums

 

  • Discussion Team 1
      • What does a liquid medium do that makes it necessary for life?

 

Companion Questions HW Instructions

    • Turn to the next available page. 
    • Write the title and name on the top line
    • This is where you will write your answers to the  homework
    • You might need two pages.
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HW: Reading in Discovery Ed. on Conditions for Life and Habitable Zone (Concept 2.2), Explore section 4, scroll down to “Earth: A Unique Planet in the Solar System”; Answer the Concept 2.2 Companion Questions.   (Video: Alien Planets Revealed, good to watch to answer  #8-11) – Due Wednesday.

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