Monday-Friday 4/24-28

Weekly Bulletin

Essential Questions: How can you test your house to see how energy efficient it is?

I will be calling on groups to test their houses. While you wait to test, and while your house is being tested, you must complete the following assignments:

Go to BrainPop and do the following:

• Watch the movie: Scientific Method
• Take the REVIEW Quiz 

Go to IXL and complete the following challenges:

• R.1 Identify steps of the scientific method (6th grade)
• U. 1 Collect and graph temperature data (5th grade)
• U.2 Weather and climate: interpret text (5th grade)
• N.1 Use weather to describe climates (6th grade)
• O.1 The carbon cycle (6th grade)

Insulation Materials and Measurements List

• Figure out how much cardboard you need for your interior walls/floor/ceiling by measuring and calculating the surface area. 

• Determine what you will use for insulation between the two walls. (air? bubble wrap? egg cartons?, etc?)

• Fill out this Google Form (one per team)

Friday 4/21

Today is Day of Silence

Essential Question: Is tap water healthier to drink than bottled water?

1. Warm-Up: Discuss answers to the questions from the Newsela Opinion article about drinking water

• What are some reasons why bottled water might be bad for the environment?
• In the section: Water is Wasted, which statement best supports the idea that bottled water is bad for the environment?
• In the section: Most Tap Water is Healthy, find the statement "they seemed the same". How does this statement support the author's argument?
• After reading this article, would you drink tap water? Why or why not?

2. Quiz (Google Classroom)

3. Finish Bill Nye: Pollution

Thursday 4/20

Tomorrow is Day of Silence

Essential Question: Is tap water healthier to drink than bottled water?

1. Read the Newsela Article, then do the following:

1. Write the Title of the article in your science notebook on the next blank page
2. Carefully read the article again and answer the questions below:

• What are some reasons why bottled water might be bad for the environment?
• In the section: Water is Wasted, which statement best supports the idea that bottled water is bad for the environment?
• In the section: Most Tap Water is Healthy, find the statement "they seemed the same". How does this statement support the author's argument?
• After reading this article, would you drink tap water? Why or why not?

2. Compare your answers with a table group

3. Each table group will share at least one answer with the class (numbered heads)

Wednesday 4/19

Essential Question: Is tap water healthier to drink than bottled water?

1. Newsela Article

1. Read the article once on your own
2. Write the Title of the article in your science notebook on the next blank page
3. Carefully read the article again and answer the questions on the right in your notebook.
4. Compare your answers with a table group
5. Each table group will share at least one answer with the class (numbered heads)

Tuesday 4/18

Guest Speaker from Save Our Shores

Monday 4/17

Lakeview Bulletin

Happy Zero Waste Week / Earth Week!

1. Take the survey

2. Video: Zero Waste Week at Lakeview

3. The Life of Plastic

4. Bill Nye Pollution Solutions

Thursday 4/13

Essential Questions: How can you test your house to see how energy efficient it is?

1. Basic Home Creation

• Finish your basic house!!

• Start testing

3. Google Classroom: Discuss your progress with your team and make an entry in your House Design Planning Journal Part B

Wednesday 4/12

Essential Questions: How can you test your house to see how energy efficient it is?

1. Basic Home Creation

• Finish your basic house!!

• Start testing

3. Google Classroom: Discuss your progress with your team and make an entry in your House Design Planning Journal Part B

Tuesday 4/11

Essential Questions: How can you test your house to see how energy efficient it is?

1. Quiz

2. Basic Home Creation

• Create a test procedure 

• Finish your basic house

3. Google Classroom: Discuss your progress with your team and make an entry in your House Design Planning Journal Part B

Monday 4/10

Essential Questions: How can you test your house to see how energy efficient it is?

1. Energy Transfer (Presentation and Notes)

2. Basic Home Creation

• Create a test procedure to test your "basic" home model so you can compare it to your well-insulated home model. Write the steps for your procedure in your science notebook under the heading "House Test Procedure"

3. Google Classroom: Discuss your progress with your team and make an entry in your House Design Planning Journal Part B