Wednesday, 5/1/2024

Starter: On pages 104, 105 and 106 write the starter and answer in complete sentences!!!!

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Agenda

●         Natural Hazards Quiz May 3^rd

●         Notebook Check #9 Prep May 14^th Turn in May 15^th

●         Extra Credit Opportunities

o   Choir Concert May 13^th

o   Orchestra Concert May 14^th

o   Band Concert May 16^th

o   End of Year Dance May 17^th

Lesson: Supervolcanoes

Standard: Life Systems store and transfer Matter and Energy.
Objective: Interpret data on the factors that change global temperatures and their effects on regional climates.

●         https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=G1pa6afh8o4&t=618s&ab_channel=NakedScience (7^th ?, 8^th ?, 9^th ?)

·          https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/when-sleeping-giant-awakes/ (Magma Chamber, past eruptions)

·          Energy storage/transfer in physical systems

o    Kinetic Energy and mass/velocity

o    Potential Energy

o    Transfer between KE & PE

o    Transfer of energy as waves

o    Structure of waves

o    Digital vs Analog Signals

·          Energy Storage/Transfer in Life Systems

o    Photosynthesis uses energy to transform matter

o    Cellular Respiration changes food into energy/other molecules

o    Matter Cycles

§  How would the addition of a large population of plants affect the balance of the Nitrogen cycle in an area?

·          Interactions with Natural Systems and Resources

o    Uneven Natural Resource Distribution

o    Per capita consumption of Resources (Food/Energy/Land)

o    Renewable vs Nonrenewable Resources

o    Climate Change

o    Factors that influence it