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  1. Water Jigsaw-
  2. Start to look into your household water use

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AGENDA

Wed/Thurs

2/3

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can develop an understanding water and it’s basic qualities.

  1. CNN10
  2. CNN10 Notes 1
  3. CNN10 notes 2
  4. CNN10 Notes 3
  5. Discussion Rubric

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4/5

4/8

  1. Water footprint
  2. What is your household water use?
  3. Calculate your water use

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AGENDA

Fri/Mon

4/5

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can understand how much of Earth is composed of water.

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  1. Prepare talking points for a socratic seminar by answering the following questions:
  2. How do we use water in our homes?
  3. That might affect the amount of water used for each activity?
  4. Share how you can reduce water usage using in Jamboard 2nd hour 3rd hour 1st hour

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AGENDA

Thursday

5

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  1. CNN10
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Learning Target

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I can put a list of talking points together about my water footprint.

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  1. Water conservation plans.
  2. What did you learn about water conservation from tracking your own use?
  3. What can you do better?
  4. Create a poster to promote water conservation- Example Example 2

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AGENDA

Fri

5

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  1. CNN10
  2. Shout out link

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Learning Target

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I can show my findings of my water use. Propose some solutions to water conserving water by creating a poster.

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AGENDA

Mon

8

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can understand how much of Earth is composed of water.

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AGENDA

Tuesday

9

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can create a model of groundwater including the required terms.

  • CNN10
  • Sharing of watershed models

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  • How do you use water?
  • Enviro Minutes: (Optional)

Private Well: https://youtu.be/MALUGGUX384

Community Water: https://youtu.be/hpYt6sre5Tw

  • Does your water come from a private well or community water facility? 1st hour 2nd hour 3rd hour. Or feel free to put together something else the shares your learning
  • HW- Article

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AGENDA

Tuesday

9

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

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I can explain how water moves in a watershed.

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AGENDA

Friday

12

Warm Up

Learning Target

I can identify how water flows in watershed, and how human activities can impact the watershed.

  • CNN10

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  1. Flint watershed map
  2. Watershed Model- Plan
    1. Option 1: edible model
    2. Option 2: Google Earth model
    3. Example Model
    4. Scratch model
    5. Canvas model
  3. Requirements
    • What is a watershed, and how does water flow in a watershed?
    • How does recharge happen? Drought? Floods
    • How does pollution affect water quality
    • What is our local watershed? Where does is start? Where does it flow? How was it formed?
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AGENDA

Mon/Tues

15/16

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can create model of our watershed using Google Earth, an edible model or another way.

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AGENDA

Mon/Tues

15/16

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can create model of our watershed using Google Earth, an edible model or another way.

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AGENDA

Wednesday

17

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

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Learning Target

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I can share my model of the Flint River watershed in a small group

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  • Play at the HS for grades 2-8
  • 9:00-11:00, walk over starting at 8:45
  • Schedule
    1. 11:10-11:55 3rd hour
    2. 12:00-12:40 Lunch
    3. 12:40-1:00 Mr. V’’s Room - Mario Kart Championship

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AGENDA

Thurs

18

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10

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Learning Target

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I can show my findings of my water use. Propose some solutions to water conserving water by creating a poster.

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AGENDA

Friday

19

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can create share learning about groundwater from relevant reading.

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AGENDA

Monday

22

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can create share learning about groundwater from relevant reading.

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AGENDA

Tues-Thurs

23-25

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

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Learning Target

I can explain what each chemical test tells us and what the data when testing tells us about water quality.

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  • Macroinvertebrate Menu
  • Day 1: Using a Dichotomous key and begin; What are Macro-invertebrates?
  • Day 2: Finish learning activities and take River Key Quiz.
  • Attach 3 docs in Jupiter
    • Using dichotomous key
    • What are Macros?
    • River Key Quiz

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AGENDA

2 days

26/29

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10/Kidnuz

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Learning Target

I can compare and contrast the levels of tolerance of macroinvertebrates.

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AGENDA

April

30

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10

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Learning Target

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I can

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  1. 4/30- Chemical Testing with mentors during 1st and 2nd hours
  2. Site walk sheet
  3. Chemical Test Data
  4. Macro Sheet
  5. 5/1- River testing day
    1. Group A before lunch
    2. Group B after Lunch
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AGENDA

Tues/Wed

30/1

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  1. CNN10
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Learning Target

I can generate a list of problem finding ideas to solve out relating to our watershed.

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AGENDA

May

2

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10/Kidnuz

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Learning Target

I can explain other factors that show health of a watershed other than bio-indicators and Chemical testing.

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AGENDA

May

2

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10/Kidnuz

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Learning Target

I can create a list of 3 or more problems within our watershed based off of data.

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  • Why should we investigate water quality? Human Impact? Generate a list of questions 3-5 you have about water quality. (Slide 8)
  • Bucket of water....how do you sort things (Ex. Legos). How can we sort a bucket of stream water? (Bio, Geo, and Social)
  • Field trip to storm drain by playground

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AGENDA

May

2/3

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can generate a list of problem finding ideas to solve out relating to our watershed.

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AGENDA

May

2-17

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can generate a list of problem finding ideas to solve out relating to our watershed.

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AGENDA

May

6

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • CNN10/Kidnuz
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  • Great Lakes Loons trip

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AGENDA

Tuesday

7

Hydodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10

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Learning Target

I can enjoy the baseball game with my classmates.

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AGENDA

May

20

Warm Up

Learning Target

I can read an article about water pollution and share a grade-level written summary with my peers.

  • CNN10

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AGENDA

May

28/30

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10
  • No School Monday

Learning Target

I can use explore the History of the Flint Watershed using the given module. I can earn and explain how I earned two or more badges

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  • Jr. Sharks Pitch Competition at Riverfront Plaza in Flint for 6th and 7th graders

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AGENDA

May

29

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

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Learning Target

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I can analyze

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  • Zero Missing Assignment Day
  • If you have missing work you will work on it in the Bobcat Den. If you do not, you get a celebration of having 0 missing assignments:)

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AGENDA

May

31

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

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Learning Target

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I can analyze

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AGENDA

Mon/Tues

3/4

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • Sign In
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Learning Target

I can design a lab to prove or disprove a claim, and back it up with Evidence and reasoning.

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  • Brainpop- Humans and the environment
  • Take the review quiz
  • Humans and Environment Jigsaw and summarize it.
  • Add to your summary what you learned from another student article, and turn in the summary into Jupiter.

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AGENDA

June

5

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can

  • CNN10

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  • Curious Crew- Thursday the 6th
  • Mr. V Report Card- Friday
  • A year in review- Friday
  • All about me- Friday

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AGENDA

June

6/7

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can reflect on the school year.

  • CNN10

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  • Upper School Fun Day- Monday the 10th
  • Cedar Point- 8th grade on the 11th
  • 6th and 7th grades Movie and game day- June 11th

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AGENDA

June

10/11

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can reflect on the school year.

  • CNN10

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AGENDA

Wednesday

15

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can use a thinking routine to show off my learning from expert Abby Lewis

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AGENDA

Monday, March

25

Young Innovators

Warm Up

  • CNN10/Kidnuz

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Learning Target

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I can explore the Merge Explore app using a the Merge cube I assembled.

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AGENDA

MONDAY

16

Warm Up

Learning Target

I can compare and contrast the similarities and differences between vertebrates and invertebrates.

  • CNN10

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  • M-Step Practice- Last part on 4/9
  • April 10- M-step Math/ELA/Science- switch lunch 11:15
  • April 11- M Step
    1. Math/SS
    2. PSAT- 8th grade.
  • Science practice items -8th grade
  • SS practice-8th grade

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AGENDA

Tues

9-11

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

Learning Target

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I can practice the M-Step test to help me be prepared for the test tomorrow.

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AGENDA

Friday

12

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10
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Learning Target

I can explain how water flows in a watershed using the terms divide, water cycle, groundwater and recharge

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  1. Water Supply Brainpop
  2. Where do our local watershed flow?
    1. Ewatershed
    2. EnviroAtlas
    3. Watershed wiki
    4. Water level
  3. Next week build a model See plans on 16/18 (Slide 11)
  4. Show evidence of your learning of slide 5 of the Jamboard
  5. 4/19- Planning day

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AGENDA

Thurs/Friday

18/19

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10
  • HW: Materials for watershed model-send email

Learning Target

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I can share how water flows in my watershed. Starting with PIC to the Ocean.

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  • Finish Vertebrate lab

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  • Walk out to the drain on school property

  • What is Wakelet and how can we use it for our Hydrodynamics PBL?
    • Introduce it
    • Give time to try it out
    • Collaborate with your group.
  • Invite Link

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AGENDA

Tuesday,

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Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • CNN10

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Learning Target

I can identify water quality of freshwater lakes, rivers, streams and the driving question.

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AGENDA

Mon-Tues, April

19-20

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • Cnn10

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Learning Target

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I can create an Earth day service learning bag that will be shared with the community.

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Remote option for Tuesday

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Earth Day ideas

  • Sphero goes green
  • Kroger bags
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AGENDA

April

22

Hydrodynamics

Warm Up

  • Cnn10

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Learning Target

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I can

Project Green Remote Lesson

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AGENDA

LANGUAGE ARTS

Warm Up

  • Sign In

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Learning Target

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Lesson ideas and resources

https://thewonderofscience.com/videos/2017/12/10/ess2c-the-roles-of-water-in-earths-surface-processes

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Gis Data for Layman Drain Wellhead protection area: https://gis-michigan.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/30dfea48fdea4f52933867904f83561a_3?geometry=-83.904%2C42.884%2C-83.250%2C42.972

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Skype a scientist: human impact

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7OoFv6Ph1k

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  • Microscopic life
  • Lake sediment
  • Edible watershed model

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