Science


 * Science**

Erica Eppich The aim of this exercise is for the students to be able to go beyond explicit information and find inferences. They will then explain in writing and orally how the inferences enrich the text.
 * Students will be required to plot climate changes over the course of a 3-6 month period in tropical, temperate and permafrost climate zones in an effort to understand climate change and it's effect on the ecosystems there. They will utilize a graph or chart of their choice from the periodic table of visualization methods to plot temperature and or weather changes. Information will be analyzed and interpreted to support classroom instruction and predict potential problems in the ecosystem related to weather changes. Students will be required to learn about the various climate zones (from text or electronic research) prior to gathering and plotting the information. They will use the internet to gather weather/climate information on a weekly basis for the respective regions and monitor them over the period of time given. Students will be encouraged to extrapolate information from their graphs. May be used for earth science or biology classes. (EE)**
 * SCIENCE - Glen Reynolds**
 * SCIENCE - Glen Reynolds**
 * Skills:** Students will develop inferential skills and basic research skills.
 * Materials:** Reading material, diagrams, and computer animations with minimal writings.
 * Procedure:** Divide students in groups of no more than three. Each member of the group will have a particular assignment. One person in the group will be the manager who coordinates all the activities of the group as well as ask questions of the teacher. A second person will be the recorder who writes down everything that transpires in the group. The third person will be the presenter and will give an oral report about the findings of the group to the entire class. The students will decide among themselves who plays what role. The group will be presented with reading material, diagrams, and computer animations, all dealing with a particular topic. The students will be required to find information that is not explicitly stated in the reading, diagrams or animations.
 * Assessment:** Through class discussion we will find out if students could identify the inferences and which source(s) of information was most helpful for each student.