Grace Stutting

  The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. How do we know the gold finch is endangered in Iowa?  I was on zoom for this zoom but we went over past assignment, coupled inquiry and talked about the importance of it.  We then went over why we know the gold finch is endangered.  A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. The climate "scientist" Mark Morano- ????????? not the sharpest crayon in the box.  We learned about how people in charge like scientists and presidents really think climate change is not real.  The importance of looking at sources and data.  WEATHER AND CLIMATE ARE NOT THE SAME. Glaciers melt, sea level will rise.  Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading: What did you learn? Scientists believe we are close to a point of no return with climate change! SCARY What was most helpful? The video, graphs and visuals.  What questions/concerns/comments do you have? N/A

The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. What is and the affect of Climate Change? - We did a jam-board to write down our notes about "Before the Flood" - We looked at NASA's website and saw differences from now and back in time.  - Our weather overtime affects our climate.  - We looked at average rainfall from about 100 years ago to now.  - We did a study on goldfinches in Iowa and if heat and precipitation affect their lives.  A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture: We had a learning demonstration.  Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading: What did you learn? The difference between weather and climate.  The affects of the 2008 University of Iowa Flood.  Because of the hot weather, farming may last longer but use of pesticides to keep crops growing increases.  There are more droughts and precipitation because of climate change.  What was most helpful? The graphs that show hottest days in different years along w

  The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. How is different rock created and measured?  I was not able to be in class because I was stranded back home but after looking over the slides and chatting with classmates I learned that we learned about... Different sand is created: Can be created from water, ice and wind.  Erosion can happen because of water, wind and glaciers.  Erosion causes rock and landscapes to look different such as arches in land forms, smoothing or making jagged edges.  We also learned about super position and how we can identify ages of rock, the farther we dig back the older the rock is.  A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We started with a lab that involved figuring out what cans of different liquid sank or float.  We then read a book Archimedes and the Door of Science.  We then learned about Archimedes law which is  Specific Gravity = W (air)/(W (air) )) Found the hollowness of geodes.  Broke open a geode to s

  The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. What makes a rock.  During lab we did a pre assessment over what makes a rock a rock.  We learned that anything that comes from the earth in rock form is a rock.  We then did a lab with starbursts. We used heat and compactness to form rocks.  A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We went over our pre assessment, it is when it is made naturally by earths minerals.  The earths core is solid and we know this from earthquakes because the waves are broken up when it hits the core.  There is an "innermost inner core" scientists believe are in the core of earth.  Convection cells happen in the mantle and affect the crust.  There are two kinds of plates: oceanic and continental.  Pangea:  Created mountains and plains, the material from the mountain range into the midwest and made it so Iowa is not underwater anymore.  CARBONATION : process by which dissolved carbon dioxide in rainwater or

  The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. When and how did the evolution of earth happen?  A description of what you learned in Thursday's lecture. We took an exam.  Answer questions about the weekly textbook reading: What did you learn? We learned about the history of earth and the timeline of when different things happened including snowball earth, sun exploding, first flower, first animal, first plant, etc.  What was most helpful? The different graphs and pictures helped to make a visual connection to my learning. I also thought that it is so important to learn about how in my mind, the earth should still be covered in ice but it is because there was volcanos under the ice that eventually kep erupting and warmed our planet.  What do you need more information on? I know we will learn more about it soon, but I need more information on the continental drift, plate tectonics and Pangea. These concepts were just not taught to me growing up so I am excite

The big question addressed in lab, and a description of what you did. We taught each other about the different parts of space and the universe.  Origin of the Universe:  - The Big Bang Theory is what most astronomers believe is how the universe was created.  - In less than a second we saw the expansion and then from there there became light, organisms, and galaxy came.  - There are more stars in the sky than grains of sand on every beach combined.  - Edwin Hubble discovered the Universe is constantly expanding.  Life Cycle of Stars: - A stars life depends on it's mass: the larger the mass, the shorter the life.  - Stars are formed by gas and dust --- hydrogen and helium. - Sun is a main sequence star.  - Earliest stars date back to 1534 BC. Galaxies: - Consists of stars, planets, and vast clouds of dust all bound together by gravity.  - There are many different mythologies that have their own theories as to why there is galaxies and how they became a thing.  - Even at the speed of