Grace - Science Methods Blog

  What did you do in lab today? I was not in lab because of a family emergency I was having this week. What was the big question? How do we know that the Goldfinch is in danger in Iowa? What did you learn in Thursday's discussion? I was not in discussion because of the family emergency. Pressbook: - What did you learn? I learned that the Earth's atmosphere is a layer of different gases such as nitrogen and and oxygen. I also learned about the different greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, methane, water vapor, and ozone. These let the sunlight through to reach the surface of the earth. They are complex molecules too. I learned that the greenhouse effect is an important part of the Earth's natural processes and without these processes the earth's temperature would not be able to support life.  - What was most helpful? I think that the video about greenhouse gases and the greenhouse effect animation were the most helpful to...

  Before The Flood - Urgency of climate action, human activities are the cause, many global impacts, solutions are out there.  - Fossil fuels, deforestation, political roadblocks, consumer choices, global inequality.  - What are the main human things that are contributing to climate change? What can people do to address climate change?  - Build context carefully to students, used inquiry-based activities, think critically, advocate for students, be cautious of what you say and how you say it.  What did you do in lab today?  In lab today, we looked at many images from NASA that showed climate change happening over the years. We also investigated if the Goldfinch was in danger and how we would know based on climate data in the state of Iowa. We looked at different regions throughout Iowa and looked at data of rain fall. We looked at the average in different cities. We were confused on how this relates to the goldfinch bird though and we did not have enough ti...

  What did you do in lab today?  In lab today we talked about the law of superposition and how it relates to the layers of rock because that is what we were investigating. We looked at different examples of layers in the earth and determined which layer is oldest and which is youngest from the law of superposition. We also looked at more challenging examples that had dykes and faults in the layers and had to determine the oldest to youngest layer. We got to look at the characteristics of sands that had to do with water, glaciers, and wind. Each one has different characteristics. We looked at multiple different kinds of sands under a microscope and determined which type we thought it was based on the looks of each sand. It was pretty cool.  What was the big question?  The big question we are investigating is the types of rocks, the rock cycle, and types of erosion and weathering. What did you learn in Thursday's discussion?  In Thursday's discussion, I learned ab...

  What did you do in lab today? I was not in lab because of a doctor's appointment, but I talked to some of my peers in the class and discussed with them what we did in lab. We learned about assessments, such as how we can assess our students, what we need to be teaching them, and the different kinds of assessment. We looked over data based on assessment scores, what they really mean, and looked over examples from questions and data we have answered in this class. We then learned about the layers of the earth along with how plates move. We shared our videos that we made about convection currents and how they play a role in the earth's layers and plate tectonics.   What was the big question? How does the earth work and change over time?  What did you learn in Thursday's discussion? In Thursday's lecture, I learned about the layers of the earth such as the crust, mantle, outer core, and the inner core. I learned about the hot spots in Hawaii, and that is where the magm...