ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do we perform a field study?
LEARNING TARGET: Perform a field study for local lizards and birds..
BENCHMARKS: SC.8.N.1.1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-Conduct a series of point counts and "Lizards on the Loose" surveys at your school to see if areas with large trees and areas with only small shrubs differ in their ability to support avian and lizard populations.
-Record your data and create illustrated field journals documenting your observations.
BELL RINGER: SC.8.N.1.1 The Nature of Science
VOCABULARY: carbon dioxide, cycle, energy, fossil fuels, oil, sediments, photosynthesis, respiration, greenhouse gas, bacteria, producers, consumers, decomposers, carbon cycle, oxygen, energy
HOME LEARNING: complete poster
AGENDA
WHOLE GROUP
Students completed a bell ringer on the nature of science.
We reviewed unit 4 assessment.
Students began the Fairchild Challenge Shade Our Schools. The challenge consists of surveying areas of the school and counting lizards and birds and writing a field journal.