It is the second week of your semester! This week we are going to add detail and color to your block prints, present twice, and run and few more seminars. Let’s build on the progress from last week and make week two even more enjoyable and interesting.
Tasks this week:
Block print with two colors. This requires some planning as well as trial and error. Don’t expect to get it right on the first shot!
Monday: Give it your best shot, you will learn the most about presenting by doing.
Friday: Exactly the same format. These are close together so that you can revise your approach within the same week.
Annotate and discuss the syllabus
Discussion Topics:
I can construct or select an explanation based on evidence for the cycling of matter and energy flow in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions.
I can use mathematical representations to support claims for the cycling of matter and energy flow among organisms in an ecosystem.
Presentation Notes:
Presentations will be exactly between 2 and 3 minutes long. If you stop before two minutes, you won’t be evaluated. If you go over 3, you’ll be cut off.
Only the text specified in the template may be used in your slide, otherwise only images are allowed.
The presentation itself is not graded. I am using it as a way to hear you use the terms from the previous week correctly and provide an accurate example of one of the concepts.
Welcome to Environmental Science! This week we will be trying out a miniature version of your final project, and you will do some thinking and writing about some key topics for environmental science. Keep this list with you: it will help you stay organized.
Week 1 Tasks this week
Draw one of the animal prints
Choose an image of an animal from the pile
Draw it on a piece of paper that is folded in half two times to make 8 windows.
Make up to 8 drafts of your drawing, annotate each draft before moving on. Tape your drafting page into your notebook.
Carve the print into rubber block
Use tracing paper to transfer the drawing to a rubber block (Phil will demonstrate)
Carve away everything that you don’t want to show up in the final image
Print your image with ink (Phil will demonstrate)
Print 4 drafts, annotate each. Once dry, tape/staple them into your notebook
I can use mathematical and/or computational representations to support explanations of factors that affect carrying capacity of ecosystems at different scales.
I can use evidence to show factors that affect biodiversity and population at different scales by using a mathematical representation (graph, diagram, etc)
Presentations: On Monday, everyone will present on their progress with the project and share a real world example that illustrates a key concept from their discussions. Presentations cannot include text besides the title and any citations. Follow the template here. Students will present for no more than 3 minutes and no less than 2. The presentation itself is not graded, but it give me a clear indication of everyones understanding of the milestones: I'm looking to see if you are able to use the terms correctly in context and find accurate examples.
Show your work: As you make progress, keep a record of what you do in your log book. Any internet searches, revisions, questions, and so on should be recorded neatly in your log book. Each page must be dated and have a title.