Melting Icebergs

Well, I have no doubt that the flooding caused by global warming and the melting of icebergs will have a negative impact on many species of animals and plants. I think a lot of these effects will be seen for many years after as well. This would be a great time to talk with students about food chains and the "circle of life". I think many students will think it only affects polar bears and seals, when really such an event will affect everyone and everything, even if it is indirectly.

Regarding the inquiry lesson, I might want to explain to the students that the investigation is not exactly what will happen in the real world. It would be interesting to find out what percentage of the oceans are frozen, and try to replicate that percentage in the investigation. I know that the ice-to-water ratio I used when I performed this activity was no where near accurate.

Question - why is it that many people don't "believe in" global warming?

STEM Strategies Lesson Plan

Ah, I'm finally finished. This week has been a very busy one. I have enjoyed reading the chapters and articles this week, but I had some trouble with the lesson plan. I am not very familiar with the 5 E's strategy. It has been 13 years since I graduated from college, and I am guessing that this is a newer approach to lesson planning. Honestly, I found the lesson plan template very repetitive and time-consuming. I cannot imagine using this template for all of my lesson plans in 5 different subject areas. I look forward to reading about how others use this format in planning lessons.

The lesson I used for this week's assignment is one that I have used before. We worked on this activity in a district cohort in which I participated. There were many things I had to add to the lesson plan, though. I chose this particular activity because it is a standard that we will be working on very soon.

First Post

Hello Everyone! This is my first time blogging. :)