Climate+Change

**Monday 11-1-2010**
**Greetings Students!**

**Today we're going to explore several tools that we'll be using for tomorrow's lab.**


 * 1) Observation Journal! Duffer will assign your lab table a group number. When instructed, click on the correct group number below and follow the instructions given to you!
 * 2) Group 1
 * 3) Group 2
 * 4) Group 3
 * 5) Group 4
 * 6) Group 5
 * 7) EXIT SLIP! Click here to complete your exit slip. When you are finished, please turn your computer sideways.

**Tuesday 11-2-2010**
=**R you //resistant//?: Measuring the Heat Resistance (R) of Building Materials** =

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1- ** Let's get started! ** Bellringer Observation: **thermographic image of house** using google docs drawing for students to brainstorm and document observations questions; project, share, and discuss.
 * 1) Group 1
 * 2) Group 2
 * 3) Group 3
 * 4) Group 4
 * 5) Group 5

2- ** Show what you know! ** Complete the following "Climate Control" survey. Your answers will **not** be shared with the class.

3- Watch the following video from //1:05 to 2:35// on ** using infrared (heat) thermometers **:

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4- ** Brainstorm materials for infrared data collection ** using discussion board. We'll share this brainstorm together as a class and then use this brainstorm as a platform for our LAB!!!!

5- ** Let's start our investigative lab! **Open this Google Documents **lab report.**.. a) **Starting the lab:** Collaborate with your lab group members to complete the lab report. Remember to constantly save and refresh your browser so that you can see each others' work! b) **Data Collection:** Get Duff's "okie dokie" before you start collecting data. **You'll have 5 minutes so work quickly!** If you are working outside of the classroom, have your hall passes ready and BE QUIET in the hall! c) **Finishing the lab:** collaborate with your lab group members to complete your data table, write your results and conclusions, and polish your lab. Tomorrow we'll peer review each other's lab reports... so make sure your report is polished!
 * 1) Group 1
 * 2) Group 2
 * 3) Group 3
 * 4) Group 4
 * 5) Group 5

6- ** Let's get outta' here! ** EXIT SLIP: Click <span style="background-clip: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">here and follow the directions in the upper left-hand corner.

** Tomorrow: **
 * 1) <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">We'll peer review each others' lab reports, compare the temperature of different materials, and interpret our data... What does it mean?!
 * 2) <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">We'll revisit thermographic images, and continue to interpret our data through that thermal lens...
 * 3) <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Develop a vodast where YOU get to TEACH others what the colors mean in thermographic pictures (heat loss, heat resistance, impact on heating/cooling bill)
 * 4) <span style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Identify ways to conserve energy (reduce heat loss) and therefore decrease our climate changing greenhouse gas emissions and carbon footprint! WOO HOO!!! ** SCIENCE ROCKS! **

Wednesday 11-3-2010

 * 1) ** Quiz on Laptop Use! **Click here! When you are finished, please open your group's lab report document and help complete all the pre-lab parts.

**Thursday 11-4-2010 (I hope)**

 * 1) ** Lab: **
 * 2) **Pre-lab:** first 7 rows/sections: Question, Variables, Hypothesis, Control Group, Constants, Procedure, Materials
 * 3) **Data:** Discuss with your group how many trials of data you'll collect. Create a data table to document your recorded data on...
 * 4) **Data Collection:** As a class, we'll review everyone's work and then go collect data! Get Duff's "okie dokie" before you start collecting data. **You'll have 5 minutes so work quickly!** If you are working outside of the classroom, have your hall passes ready and BE QUIET in the hall!
 * 5) **Finishing the lab:** collaborate with your lab group members to complete your data table, write your results and conclusions, and polish your lab. Tomorrow we'll peer review each other's lab reports... so make sure your report is polished!
 * 6) When you think you're finished, ask another group to read over your lab to check your work.
 * 7) ** Let's get outta' here! **EXIT SLIP: Click here and follow the directions in the upper left-hand corne
 * 8) ** Tomorrow: **
 * 9) We'll peer review each others' lab reports, compare the temperature of different materials, and interpret our data... What does it mean?!
 * 10) We'll revisit thermographic images, and continue to interpret our data through that thermal lens...

** ULTRAVIOLET (UV) light!**
Click here to go to a webpage. Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper (yes, paper!)
 * 1) What is UV light? ... and what's UVA, UVB, and UVC?
 * 2) How's it different than other forms of light?
 * 3) What role does ozone (O3) have with UV light and the Earth System?
 * 4) Explain the health risks associated with UV light exposure.
 * 5) Do some research on your own... what are the best methods to protect yourself against Ultraviolet light exposure?