Morgans blog

  What did you do in lab today?  This week in lab we spent time working as a group to create a presentation over precipitation and how it is related to climate change. We worked as a group to convey the correlation of precipitation and climate change, and how the rapid increase of precipitation is a sign that climate change is occurring. Once our presentation was complete, we delivered it to the class and asked 3 important multiple choice questions that was correlated with the information presented.  ​ What was the big question? " Why should you care about climate change?" What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion?  In discussion this week we talked about climate change and the evidence that shows climate change is real and needs to be cared about and discussed. A specific piece of evidence we spent time talking about was glacier retreat. This evidence shows that there will be no glaciers left due to them melting as a direct result of climate change. We also saw th...

  What did you do in lab today?  This week in lab we discussed our findings from the Before the Flood video. My group talked about how climate change is not just a problem for our future, but it is a problem that is currently happening. Another primary point was the negative impact that fossil fuels have on our earth. A major issue with the amount of fossil fuels we are using is that it is impacting our ice and sea levels- the ice is melting at such a rapid pace that by 2040, the ice in the North Pole will be melted. Something that stuck out to me in this video that I would make a point to teach my students is the amount of damage Americans are responsible for in regard to climate change. Something that stuck out to me in the video was that the average American electricity use is equivalent to 34 citizens of India.  ​ What was the big question? " What is the difference between weather and climate?" and "If you could know the truth about the threat of climate change-- wou...

  What did you do in lab today?  This week in lab we learned about the 3 variables that cause weather- heat, water and air. At the end of our discussion we were able to apply our knowledge to our upcoming assignments over different weather apps. We spent time creating our charts that we will utilize for this assignment.  ​ What was the big question?  The big question we were discussing in lab this week was "What is the water cycle?" and "What is weather?".  ​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? Exam during lecture this week.  ​ Read the online textbook chapter:                                                                                  What did you learn?​ Something that I learned from this textbook this week was the pressure systems. Specifi...

  What did you do in lab today?  This week in lab we spent time learning more about earthquakes and volcanos. We spent time at the beginning of class labeling where we thought volcanos and earthquakes frequently occurred, then spent time researching where they actually occurred. We learned that a lot of earthquakes and volcanos occur at the coast and fault lines.  ​ What was the big question?  What are volcanos and earthquakes?  ​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? This week in discussion we spent time working on a pangea puzzle. We spent time working as a group cutting out, labeling and then putting together the continents before they separated.  ​ Read the online textbook chapter:                                                                            ...

  What did you do in lab today?  This week in lab we did an experiment that required us to observe different types of sand. We spent time observing different characteristics of each type of sand such as it's color and size. After we observed it, we made an educated guess as to where the sand is from (desert, river, beach).  ​ What was the big question?  Where does this sand come from? ​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? In this weeks discussion, I learned more about the rock cycle. I learned that there are 3 kinds of rocks (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) that may do 3 things. I also learned more about erosion and weathering, and that erosion means the rock has moved, and weathering means that the rock has been broken up.  ​ Read the online textbook chapter:                                                      ...

  What did you do in lab today?  This week in lab we spent the beginning of class discussing our exam, which I found helpful. We also began talking about our new unit of geology and did an investigation with starbursts. I unfortunately had to leave lab before we finished the investigation however.  ​ What was the big question?  The big question we were discussing in lab this week was "Is it a rock?"  ​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion?  This week in discussion we talked and learned more about different types of rocks. Ted walked us through an experiment that showed us how buoyancy works by having us guess if a soda can would sink or float. We also had 3 volunteers pick out a geode rock and try to find the most hallow one. We tested which was the most hallow by weighing the rock in water and air and used the Specific Gravity equation to measure. ​ Read the online textbook chapter:                  ...