Feel free to respond in the blog below.  Let me know how things are going at your new schools and if you need help with something, then I might be able to guide you in the right direction.

Take care everyone,

Mr. Dobbie
 
Please post a blog to this heading and be sure to include your first name, first initial of your last name and your glogster assignment web address.
 
So what is the plan?
Date? Time? Transportation? $? Permits?
Please start gathering information to help make this class project a success.
 
THIS IS NOT YOUR ONLINE ASSIGNMENT!
What simple machines make up the human body?  Of the 6 different simple machines you've reviewed in class, which ones help you move?  How?
 
If you plan on putting your part 2 of your design challenge on your personal website, then please post a blog with your address here.  Otherwise, submit your assignment via assignment upload area in the 806 or 807 class pages or submit your paper assignment (you choose) but make sure you submit your entire assignment using the same media form (either all digital or all paper).
 
Blog assignment #3 (science experiment 3: Wetland Experiment)
Due date: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 3pm (at this point the blog will be closed and no assignments will be accepted afterward)
Please note that you have already received a minimum of 5 in-class periods to work on your research and your experiment, so extensions will not be given.  If your assignment is not submitted, then unfortunately you will not pass this assignment.

Please choose only 1 question from the list below to complete after you've finished your experiment related to wetlands.  You must include research collected from resources and your experiment in your blog response.  Try presenting your data visually or using audio!
1. Why are wetlands important to humans?  Be sure to answer the question using proof from your experiment and from your research.  You must include references (footnotes for websites)


2. What controls were required during your experiment?  What did you do during your experiment to make sure your controls were maintained?  Why are controls required for this experiment?

3. Why are wetlands important to wildlife? Be sure to answer the question using proof from your experiment and from your research.  You must include references (footnotes for websites)

Is tap water pure?

10/27/2010

 
Well, over the last few weeks you've been researching different scientific materials, reviewing data from different sources about attributes of tap water and planning your experiment to prove or disprove your hypothesis related to 'Is tap water pure?'
Now, its time to show what you've learned.
First, please try to present your work in a different way than you did last time.  If you simply typed your response, then why not try visual aids (pictures, diagrams, charts) or using the audio feature on your website.  You can record your response as an .mp3 file and upload it onto your website.  Then, send me a link to your site as your reply to this assignment.
Second, be sure to choose a different rubric than the one you chose for your last assignment.  By choosing a different rubric the results/response from me will be a little different because I will be analyzing your work in a slightly different way.  This will help you to develop a more broad skill set from which to create future assignments.
Finally, the response options (please choose and respond to only 1):
1. Identify your hypothesis and explain in detail how your evidence (from your observations) proves or disproves your hypothesis. (Don't forget to include references)
2. List all variables you controlled when conducting your experiment and explain how and why you controlled them.  Be sure to identify your independent variable and dependent variable for each experiment you conducted in the lab.  Also, identify all safety requirements necessary to complete this lab without accident or injury and explain why each safety protocol is required.
3. After completing YOUR experimental conclusion, why is the current composition of tap water acceptable for human consumption?  Use your literature research and your experimental data to support your response.
DUE: Blog will be closed on Wednesday, November 17th, 2010, so your assignment must be submitted by this date.
 
Please choose only 1 question from the list below to complete after you've finished your experiment related to personal water usage.  You must include research collected from your experiment in your blog response.
1. What have you learned about how you consume water? 
2. Which consumption strategies could be the most effective at reducing water usage? Why?
3. How could your results be used to help other Canadians?
4. Do car washes use less water than washing a car by hand?  Prove your point.
5. How did you control your experiment to make sure your results were as accurate as possible?
 
Why is tap water clear and pond water is not?  What makes pond water so colourful?  How do humans remove all the colour?  Why do humans remove all the colour from pond water before we drink it?.....Did you ever drink water from a pond?  Why or why not?
 
Why do people need scientific notation?  Isn't it just a waste of time?  Give a real-life example of how it is used in every day life.  What professions use this number sense tool? Why?

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