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Week 1 Day 5 (Climate Change)
1. What is inquiry learning?
- student is the centre not the teacher
- ask questions
- explore environments
- obtain evidence that support claims and results (not just from a textbook)
- design a convincing argument
- ask questions
- explore environments
- obtain evidence that support claims and results (not just from a textbook)
- design a convincing argument
2. Discuss Week 1 reflection: Big Idea #1 Climate Change
Look at course outline and Climate Change Chapter 20 handout.
3. Next week
- Tuesday 1:15pm Field trip: Start walking to Community Gardens
- Thursday: Quiz on Big Idea #1 Climate Change vocabulary words and Assignment #2
- Thursday: Quiz on Big Idea #1 Climate Change vocabulary words and Assignment #2
4. Finish Assignment #1 and submit to teams by July 12
"Summaries" and "End-of-the-week-reflection"
What did you learn this week? What topics were most interesting for you?
5. Current news (video, article, podcast to share)
Read: "Japan's Deadly Combination: Climate Change and an Aging Society"
WEEK 1 Day 4 (Climate Change)
1. Chat about the course so far. Next week, we will try to have a field trip.
2. Work on Assignment #1
WEEK 1 Day 3 (Climate Change)
1. Individually complete "Day 3 survey" in teams
2. Intro: Current news (video, article, podcast to share)
3. Discuss Environmental Science 12: What do we know? What do we wonder about? Read and watch here.
4. Watch Bozeman Science: "Global Climate Change"
5. What university do you plan to attend? Visit the website and search for help on writing a paragraph.
Royal Roads University: "How to write a paragraph"
Purdue University Writing lab
Mrs. G will read out some student exemplar answers for Assignment #1
Keep working on Assignment 1: Each day: Listen to: "2050 Degrees of Change". Discuss and write a summary paragraph for each episode.
WEEK 1 Day 2 (Climate Change)
1. Individually complete "Day 2 survey" in teams
2. Intro: Current news (video, article, podcast to share)
Watch: July 6th Global news clip
Student inquiry: What is PM 2.5?
When to wear a mask
World's air pollution real time
Read about PM2.5
3.Watch Bozeman Science: "Air pollution"
4.Listen to Episode#1 of the CBC Radio podcast: "2050 Degrees of Change"
WEEK 1 Day 1 (Climate Change)
1. Sign into Office 365 and teams: What do you like or dislike about the platform?
2. Individually complete "Day 1 Intro survey" in teams. Discuss course outline. Visit quizlet.com.
3. Intro: Current news (video, article, podcast to share)
Listen to: "The current with Matt Galloway: July 3 Episode: Mandatory mask policies"
Discuss the use of face masks in Canada versus your home countries.