All Categories - 8th Grade Science

2/18 Sustainability?

2/18/2014

GQ page 71.....
1. What is sustainability?
2. Do you think that your product would be considered, sustainable?
3. Do you think that people should be given more information to help them make more informed decsions about what to consume?
4. If yes, who do you think should provide that information?

GQ
The real price of Gold
Video
Is It Sustainable? Activity

Chipotle's New Ad

The Price of Gold: Nat Geo

1/30 & 1/31

1/29/2014

learning targets:
1. Investigate the amount of waste we throw away each day, where it goes and solutions.

Garbage: the rotten truth

week of 1/13 - 1/17

1/12/2014

Natural Resources Maps: Fossil Fuel Deposits due Wednesday

Learning Targets:
1. Investigate and create demographic maps that show connections between population growth and the distribution of natural resources including fossil fuels, water, metal ores and arable land.

the story of stuff

Counting 7 billion

12/11

12/11/2013

No GQ
1. Get your Exponential Growth cups and line them up.
2. On Page 6 create a data table that has 3 columns.
3. Name the columns: Time, Population, & % of Empty Volume.

Agenda
Exponential Growth Lab

Learning Targets:
1. Investigate Exponential Growth of Humans
and factors that affect the rate of change.

7 billion and counting

12/10

12/9/2013

GQ Page 5.......
1. What is the estimated Earth's Carrying Capacity Range?
2. In your own words what is the definition of Carrying Capacity?
Pre-Lab Questions Page 6
3. How long have Humans been on Earth?
4. How do you think the early rate of human population compares with the population growth rate today?
5. Why did this rate change?

Agenda
GQ
HW Review
Exponential Growth Activity

Learning Targets:
1. Investigate Exponential Growth of Humans and factors that affect the rate of change.

12/9

12/9/2013

1. List the 4 spheres that we interact with.
2. Of the 4 which is the most vulnerable and why?

Agenda
GQ
Footprints
Carrying Capacity Article

1. Investigate the carrying capacity of the Earth and
calculate your own ecological footprint.

Population Clock

carrying capacity activity

12/4 wacky wednesday

12/3/2013

GQ.....
Make a list of everything you have bought or someone has bought for you in the last week. Must be at least 10 items long.

Agenda
Inconvenient Truth Questions
Carrying Capacity
Ecological Footprint

1. Investigate the carrying capacity of the Earth and calculate your own ecological footprint.
2. Calculate the ecological footprint for a particular item.

Ecological Footprint Calculator with Adult

Ecological footprint for kids

My ecological footprint: 5 planet Earths, 22.4 global acres

Carrying Capacity of the Earth Article

Eco Footprints/Carrying Capacity Assignment

11/15

11/15/2013

Use the design process to create a homemade water filtration system.
Your product should be made out of materials that are easy to find.
    Include:
        Explanation on what type of filtration system you created and what types of contaminants it will remove.    20 pts
        Design your filtration system and create a model.                                                                                          30 pts
               model should be effective and economical
        Present your design, and come up with improvements that could be added if you had the means               20 pts.
                should present with your weebly website and your model
                                    Total  = 70 points.

10/28 One flush of a Western toilet uses as much water as the average person in the developing world uses for a whole day's washing, drinking, cleaning and cooking.

10/28/2013

Grab a Pretest and complete what you know about water .........

Agenda
Pretest
Student Webpages & Blogposts

Safe Drinking Water

10/22

10/20/2013

GQ....
Adding to your water research from science class.....
Use the following links on your devices to answer these questions:
1. How many gallons of water does the average american use?
2. In which category of our lives do we use the most water?
3. How much water is needed to produce just one quarter pounder from McDonald's?

Water conservation Tips

The Last Drop: Nat Geo

Assignment: 55 points
Create a flyer that explains the importance of water, how much we consume and why it is important to conserve.
Must have:
10 WOW Facts that you think kids should know
5 Conservation Tips
Creativity & Neatness