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Twitter!

In 140 characters or less (a Tweet!) describe the situation outlined in the main reading. What is the problem?

scisos

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Different perspectives

There are several groups of people mentioned in the articles you read and viewed, and they each have different points of view, or perspectives.

Choose at least two groups and tell us who they are and explain their perspective about what has happened.

GROUP 1:

GROUP 2:

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Picking a side and justifying why

Find a photo (perhaps a screenshot) of the group YOU support and explain WHY you share their beliefs.

The group that I support is...

The reasons that I support them are…

Image here

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The science behind noise

After revisiting this video and the scientific article text, write a short story pretending you are the invisible sound wave of a mystery song, leaving the bud of an earphone and entering an ear.

On the next slide describe your journey from the earphone all the way to the brain, and then finally reveal what song you are as the brain decodes the soundwave as music!

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The science behind noise

I am a soundwave. Nobody knows what sound I am yet, because I am just a wave of energy right now. I am a sound wave coming from an earphone that is stuck into the waxy ear of a teenage girl.

When I leave the earphone, the first thing I encounter in her ear is…

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Thinking about consequences

Now you have found out from Iisa’s blog about how hearing loss occurs, what action will you take after finding out more about the impact of sound on your hearing?

Now I know hearing loss is caused by…

In the future I think I will…

Because…

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For more information about how to work with Google Maps:

Open a new Google chrome window so you can read these instructions as you work on google maps.
In Google chrome, on the top right of your page, click the grid symbol.
Open ‘Google maps’
On the top left of your page, click the 3 horizontal lines:
Click ‘my maps’
At the bottom of the box that appears, click ‘create map’
Click where it says ‘Untitled map’ to give it the name Current Events
In the description box, write a sentence explaining that we are going to pin Current Events we read about during the next term on this map.
Click ‘OK’.
To enter a new pin, click the balloon-shaped symbol under the search bar.
A small plus will appear. Click the plus onto the location where the event occurred.
Type (or copy and paste) onto the pin your Twitter summary from this presentation.
Don’t forget to also Include a link to this presentation on the pin (you can find the link by clicking the blue Share button in the top right hand corner).

Thanks to Hannah West for these instructions

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Share your learning on your Blog

Instructions for uploading your map to your blog:

Within your map you want to embed on your blog, click on the three dots in a vertical line to the right of ‘Add layer.’
In the drop-down menu, click on embed on my site.
Copy this HTML code (Control-C)
Create your new blog post, ensure you are switched to ‘HTML’ (not ‘Compose’).
Write an introduction on your blog post to explain what you have been learning. Make sure you include the LO.
Paste the HTML code where you want it to appear
When you click back to the ‘Compose’ screen, your map should appear.