Build you own Museum BM

To complete your unit on space, create a series of museum exhibits that occupy a space that is 6 x 8 sq ft.  The exhibits must contain some interactivity, use some type of computer technology, and be of high quality (meaning posters that follow recommended guidelines given in class)

Exhibit 1:  How BIG is space?  Include a comparison to other known objects in the solar system or the universe.

Exhibit 2:  What is the lifecycle of a sun-type star?

Exhibit 3:  What should the average consumer know about other star types?

Exhibit 4:  What is our the characteristics of our galaxy?

Exhibit 5:  How do sunspots affect life on earth?

Exhibit 6:  How can we explain the birth of the universe, and what analogies will make it meaningful?

What is the Big Bang?

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Life Cycle of Stars

Your goal is to find out about the life cycle of our star, the Sun. Along the way, you will encounter HR diagrams, comparisons to our own life cycle, and stars that make our own Sun seem like a weenie. When you get done, I will expect a product (a flip book or another idea of your own choosing) that shows me what you have learned.

Life Cycle

Chandra Life Cycle


Questions that must be answered:

a) what is the life cycle of our star, and what does each step MEAN?
b) what is a supernova?
c) will our sun become a black hole? What is a black hole?
d) how does mass affect the life cycle of a star?
e) where does the matter in a stellar nursery come from?

Sun Video

Discovery Streaming Video

Spaceweather

1.  How did the Sun form?
2.  What is a sunspot?
3.  How does the Sun affect the earth?
4.  What type of energy does the Sun put out?

Did You Know?? Just to think about

Scaling the Solar System

Build a Solar System

How Big is the Solar System?

Answer, Block 3 Questions

Carbon dioxide is made by : cats breathing, plants photosynthesizing, bikes moving, coal sitting in a pile.
Water vapor condenses into: lightning, rain, grass, clouds
Evaporation is when: rain falls from the sky, water turns into a gas, gas turns into clouds, all of the above
When carbon is used and resused it is called: the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle, the water cycle, global warming
Reusing paper is: climate change, greenhouse effect, an impact on the carbon footprint, more effective than cloth bags
The nitrogen cycle has to deal with the transfer of: water vapor, decay of organism and their absorption by plants, formation of oxygen and photosynthesis
The heat of the sun causes water vapor to: bubble, evaporate, move more slowly
Which is not a fertilizer in the nitrogen cycle: animal waste, photosynthesis, decay products, anhydrous ammonia
Which will have the biggest effect on decreasing your carbon footprint: driving, using plastic bags instead of paper, keeping a tv with a remote, carpooling
When water vapor falls to the ground, it is called: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, greenhouse effect
When farmers fertilize their fields, they are impacting which cycle: nitrogen, carbon, water, global warming
Respiration happens in which cycle: nitrogen, carbon, water, global warming
Lightning affects what cycle by transferring a product to a different sink: water, carbon, tree,nitrogen
What cycle is NOT affected when we breathe? water, carbon, nitrogen
Animal waste is able to be used as: compost, fertilizer, fuel, all of the above
List 3 ways carbon is released into the air from other sinks. breathing out (respiration) from living things, burning fossil fuels, leaching out of water that gets too hot
What is the biggest producer of CO2 into the air in the carbon cycle? ducks,grass, people,power plants
How does global warming affect you? temperature extremes, how much CO2 in the air, a rise in the ocean, not at all, all of the above if it gets hot enough
Why can sunlight get in but not get back out of the earth's atmosphere with the greenhouse effect? the waves are shorter on the way back out to space, the waves are longer on the way back out to space, the waves get trapped in carbon sinks in the water
If CO2 levels rise over time on data collection station, is this evidence for global warming? WHy or Why not? This is pretty conclusive evidence for the greenhouse effect. If there is a correlation between the greenhouse effect and the global climate change, we should be seeing bigger hurricanes, stronger tornados and extremes in winters,summers, and water events like floods.

Answer, Block 1 Questions

Does global warming exist? Why or why not? You can argue this both ways, depending on your belief in the accuracy of the data.
What are 3 things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint? Walk instead of drive, grow a garden, switch to fluorescent lightbulbs, compost. The possibilities are endless

List 3 types of carbon sinks. The ocean, limestone, unburned fossil fuels, plants
What is an example of a transfer mechanism? Burning, eating a plant, heating a carbon dioxide sink
What is climate change? An effect on the world around us that results in temperature extremes that are either cold or hot.
Draw a picture of the greenhouse effect. Show short waves coming into the earth from the Sun, being reflected as longer waves, and not being able to get through the CO2 in the atmosphere
What is the major greenhouse gas? CO2
Which cycle is most important? Without a balance of all the cycle, we die.
What cycle is affected by decay of organisms? nitrogen cycle
What is an advantage of driving a hybrid car? you reduce your CO2 emissions
Fossil fuels affect the _________ cycle the most. carbon
Can you stop climate change? Explain Climate change is most affected by the carbon cycle, so you need to radically stop CO2 emissions
List three nitrogen sinks. dead plants, soil, growing plants, which take up fertilizer
Who contributes most to the nitrogen cycle wastes? waste products, such as manure, are produced by living people and animals.

Questions for Quiz, Block 3 Ideas

1. Carbon dioxide is made by :  cats breathing, plants photosynthesizing, bikes moving, coal sitting in a pile.
2. Water vapor condenses into:  lightning, rain, grass, clouds
3. Evaporation is when:  rain falls from the sky, water turns into a gas, gas turns into clouds, all of the above
4. When carbon is used and resused it is called:  the nitrogen cycle, the carbon cycle, the water cycle, global warming
5. Reusing paper is:  climate change, greenhouse effect, an impact on the carbon footprint, more effective than cloth bags
6. The nitrogen cycle has to deal with the transfer of:   water vapor, decay of organism and their absorption by plants, formation of oxygen and photosynthesis
7. The heat of the sun causes water vapor to:  bubble, evaporate, move more slowly
8. Which is not a fertilizer in the nitrogen cycle:  animal waste,  photosynthesis, decay products, anhydrous ammonia
9. Which will have the biggest effect on decreasing your carbon footprint:  driving, using plastic bags instead of paper, keeping a tv with a remote, carpooling
10. When water vapor falls to the ground, it is called:  evaporation, condensation, precipitation, greenhouse effect
11. When farmers fertilize their fields, they are impacting which cycle:  nitrogen, carbon, water, global warming
12. Respiration happens in which cycle:  nitrogen, carbon, water, global warming
13. Lightning affects what cycle by transferring a product to a different sink:  water, carbon, tree,nitrogen
14. What cycle is NOT affected when we breathe?   water, carbon, nitrogen
15. Animal waste is able to be used as:  compost, fertilizer, fuel, all of the above
16. List 3 ways carbon is released into the air from other sinks.
17. What is the biggest producer of CO2 into the air in the carbon cycle?  ducks,grass, people,power plants
18. How does global warming affect you?  temperature extremes, how much CO2 in the air, a rise in the ocean, not at all, all of the above if it gets hot enough
19. Why can sunlight get in but not get back out of the earth's atmosphere with the greenhouse effect?  the waves are shorter on the way back out to space, the waves are longer on the way back out to space, the waves get trapped in carbon sinks in the water
20. If CO2 levels rise over time on data collection station, is this evidence for global warming?  WHy or Why not?

Questions for the Quiz, Block 1 Ideas

1. Does global warming exist?  Why or why not?
2. What are 3 things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint?
3. List 3 types of carbon sinks.
4. What is an example of a transfer mechanism?
5. What is climate change?
6. Draw a picture of the greenhouse effect.
7. What is the major greenhouse gas?
8. Which cycle is most important?
9. What cycle is affected by decay of organisms?
10. What is an advantage of driving a hybrid car?
11. Fossil fuels affect the _________ cycle the most.
12. Can you stop climate change?  Explain
13. List three nitrogen sinks.
14. Who contributes most to the nitrogen cycle wastes?

Wednesday, 10/14

For the first half of the period, work on finishing your Benchmarks. You will not be able to upload them until tomorrow.

The second half will have you watching three in series of 5 YouTube Video. I am interested in observations, not a vocabulary soup....As you watch the video, try to figure out the processes involved in forming the Sun, and the planets. For each video, you need to write at least 5 statements about the content (you can write more if you want). These are your notes and should be done as a group at the end of each video.

Video 1: The Sun




Video 2: The Inner Planets


Video 3: The Solar System

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Monday, October 12

Today, we will be working on your videos and writeups.  HAND IN YOUR CYCLE POSTERS SO LUCAS can take pictures of them....

Step 1:  Make your video, using a FLIP (Elizabeth will get from the media center 1st hour) or your camera. Make sure you state your FIRST name and your topic at the beginning.

Step 2:  For any of the bulleted items in the post below that were NOT covered in the video, write a sentence or two of summary on how you are affected in your life by the item listed.

Step 3:  Your video must state an opinion on whether or not you believe global warming is occurring.

Step 4:  Your video must state an opinion on whether or not you believe climate change is occuring.

Step 5:  By Friday, the video must be uploaded to YouTube.  I have an account if you do not have one.

Tweet questions.

Public Service Announcement--Global Warming BM

You wll be creating a commercial to post on Ireport or YouTube.  This will regard YOU, the earth, the biogeochemical cycles, and global climate change.  A public service announcement is a way to inform people about a given topic in a short period of time.

Your PSA or that accompanying written report must address the following:

• Your role in the earth system (some of your choices)
• Your role in the water cycle
• Your role in the nitrogen cycle
• Your role in the carbon cycle
• How you would be affected by the greenhouse effect
• How the cycles can affect climate change
• How the earth can change with global climate change
• Data collected by scientists on each cycle
• How you generate your carbon footprint
• How you can reduce the size of your carbon footprint

You must talk about sinks, transfer of materials from sink to sink, energy, temperature, global footprint and the terms/data found in the cycles.

This is due on Tuesday, 11/14.

BM: Your Carbon Journey

Think of 20 lifestyle choices you want, including

1. your desired living location
2. your desired country
   
3. type of vehicle
4. where you get your food
5. what you eat
   
6. heating/cooling systems
7. type of home
8. where you work
9. amount of garbage you produce
10. number of children you want
11. 11-20 are choices you design.

For each choice, label which geochemical cycle are MOST affected by the decision, and why.

Word UP! Unit Game

We have talked about a lot of things this unit:

sinks
transfer
water cycle
carbon cycle
nitrogen cycle
global climate change
greenhouse effect
opinions
facts
lifestyle
carbon footprint.

Today, you need to take all of these ideas and expand on them by making a product that shows me your understanding of how the ideas are interrelated. This could be a puppet show, video, game, song, or something else.. You will have today to create this product, and we will share on Tuesday.