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Greenville, NC 27858

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Lessons for Week of 12/5 - 12/9back to week index

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Monday 12/5: Pollution

curricular goals

Goal 2: Learners will demonstrate an understanding of technological design. NCSCOS: 2.02, 2.03, 2.04.

Goal 3: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the hydrosphere. NCSCOS: 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08

warm-up

Pollutant is a waste material that pollutes air, water or soil, and is the cause of pollution.

in-class activities

1) Movie Activity: “Discussing Nonpoint Source Pollution”
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2) Alpha Box Activity

homework

1) Quiz coming Thursday, 12/8, Study from Holt text: pgs. 70 - 71.

2) Notebook Check, Friday, 12/2

Tuesday 12/6: Water Treatment

curricular goals

Goal 2: Learners will demonstrate an understanding of technological design. NCSCOS: 2.02, 2.03, 2.04.

Goal 3: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the hydrosphere. NCSCOS: 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08

warm-up

Sewage Treatment Plants are facilities that clean the waste materials out of water before returning it to the environment.

in-class activities

1) Pollution Simulation Activity: “A Fish Story”.

2) Animation Activity: “Water Treatment”.

homework

1) Quiz coming Thursday, 12/8, Study from Holt text: pgs. 70 - 71.

2) Notebook Check, Friday, 12/2

Wednesday 12/7: Water Quality Indicators

curricular goals

Goal 2: Learners will demonstrate an understanding of technological design. NCSCOS: 2.02, 2.03, 2.04.

Goal 3: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the hydrosphere. NCSCOS: 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08

warm-up

Dissolved Oxygen is the amount of Oxygen dissolved in the water. Levels below 4.0 mg/l can cause stress and death for organisms.

in-class activities

1) Water Observation Activity: “What would you do with this water”.

2) Case Study Activity: “The Fish Kill Mystery”.

3) Foldable Building Activity

homework

1) Quiz coming Thursday, 12/8, Study from Holt text: pgs. 70 - 71.

2) Notebook Check, Friday, 12/2

Thursday 12/8: River Basins

curricular goals

Goal 2: Learners will demonstrate an understanding of technological design. NCSCOS: 2.02, 2.03, 2.04.

Goal 3: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the hydrosphere. NCSCOS: 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08

warm-up

Stewardship is the responsibility for conserving and restoring the Earth’s resources for future generations.

in-class activities

1) Quiz Activity

2) Scavenger Hunt Activity: “River Basins Scavenger Hunt”.

homework

1) Notebook Check, Friday, 12/2

Friday 12/9: Technology and the Hydrosphere

curricular goals

Goal 2: Learners will demonstrate an understanding of technological design. NCSCOS: 2.02, 2.03, 2.04.

Goal 3: Learners will conduct investigations and utilize appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the hydrosphere. NCSCOS: 3.01, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08

warm-up

Drought is a long period of significantly reduced rainfall that stresses the local environment and often reduces levels of ground water.

in-class activities

1) Notebook Check Activity

2) Web Stations Activity:

• a. What is Water-Witching from Space?
• b. How is remote sensing used to study the affects of flooding along the NC coast?
• c. How is remote sensing used to detect drought?

homework

No Homework.