WED Lab – How wind, water and ice can change the Earth’s surface – WIND – Stream table, straws and sand Water – Stream table, sand and water bottles Ice – Ice cubes and sand ***STEMSCOPE: Intervention Closing in on Science, Concept ***aluminum pie plate Attainment Quiz and Science Art ***wooden clothes pins Thur. ******Formation of Coal – teacher tube video on “How is Coal ***candles/matches 12/1 Formed?” ***crayons Coal Formation Lab – Use aluminum pie plates, wooden clothes ***pencil sharpeners pins, crayon shavings, pencil sharpeners and candles. ***Sharpen crayons and place shavings on pie plate. ***Attach wooden clothes pins to pie plate and hold pie plate over candle (heat needed to make fossil fuel – coal) ***Pour melted crayons onto wax paper and the “press” another piece of wax paper on top of it to represent the pressure needed to create fossil fuels. The shavings will cool and harden, then each student places a piece of the coal on their portfolio page. ***If time allows begin…..Alternative Energy Resources – Discuss how if we run out of our Natural Resources, we have to have alternative resources. Discuss how we have to be conservative and take care of our natural resources. ***Study and review for test….. ***Test & portfolios ***CA 3.1 – Energy Resources Fri 12/2 ***Portfolio Check
WED Lab – How wind, water and ice can change the Earth’s surface – WIND – Stream table, straws and sand Water – Stream table, sand and water bottles Ice – Ice cubes and sand Thur. 12/1 ***STEMSCOPE: Intervention Closing in on Science, Concept Attainment Quiz and Science Art ******Formation of Coal – teacher tube video on “How is Coal Formed?” Coal Formation Lab – Use aluminum pie plates, wooden clothes pins, crayon shavings, pencil sharpeners and candles. ***Sharpen crayons and place shavings on pie plate. ***Attach wooden clothes pins to pie plate and hold pie plate over candle (heat needed to make fossil fuel – coal) ***Pour melted crayons onto wax paper and the “press” another piece of wax paper on top of it to represent the pressure needed to create fossil fuels. The shavings will cool and harden, then each student places a piece of the coal on their portfolio page. ***If time allows begin…..Alternative Energy Resources – Discuss how if we run out of our Natural Resources, we have to have alternative resources. Discuss how we have to be conservative and take care of our natural resources. ***aluminum pie plate ***wooden clothes pins ***candles/matches ***crayons ***pencil sharpeners Fri 12/2 ***Study and review for test….. ***CA 3.1 – Energy Resources ***Portfolio Check ***Test & portfolios