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Week 14: Causes of Climate Change

  What did you do in lab today? Today, we watched a video about climate change. Scientists use ice cores to measure the greenhouse gas concentration throughout history. The CO2 ppm started rising faster during the Industrial Revolution.  ​ What was the big question? Causes of Climate Change ​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? I learned that the leading factor of sea level rise is due to the warming of the oceans. I knew that when something is heated, it expands, but I never put two and two together that the warming of the sea levels would rise the sea levels tremendously.  ​ Textbook:  ​ What did you learn? I've always been curious about how global warming has fueled larger wildfires. I learned that years of drought are causing wood to die, which makes it more flammable. ​ What was most helpful? I liked the video Science of Climate Change we watched in class. I thought it was informational because it gave us a little more input about their reasoning ...
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Week 13: Local Climate Change

 What did you do in the lab? In the lab, we created presentations about ag life, precipitation, and temperature. I learned that the rising temperatures in Earth's atmosphere are directly related to the intensity and frequency of Earth events. The rising temperatures are causing higher humidity, and higher humidity means it can hold more heat, which is accumulating more energy.  What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion?  In Thursday's discussion, I learned that 97% of scientists agree that global warming is real, but only 45% of the public thinks it's real, so then this relates to politics- where they control the rules and regulations about climate change and the resources we use. What did you learn?    I learned that the change in hardiness zones indicates climate change in Iowa because plants and animals are changing to adapt and survive                                  ...
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Week 12: Climate Change

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 What are the primary points in the video?  -Powerful people and lawmakers do not believe climate change is real, and are not slowing down productions that influence climate change. Burning fossil fuels and drilling in the Arctic are causing glaciers to melt, Miami to flood, and droughts to occur.  What are the major issues? -Burning fossil fuels vs. alternative options, but alternative options are expensive -Meat and oil for cooking have huge impacts on releasing CO2 into the atmosphere  -The Positive feedback loop between rising temperatures and causing glaciers to melt, which is causing temperatures to rise even more What questions do you want us to teach you?   -We don't ever learn how to prevent climate change on the local level How would you like us to teach you? -No preference  What did you do in the lab today? Today in the lab, we calculated the average rainfall in the Northern Central region of Iowa. We calculated the average. rainfall from 1900-19...
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Week 11: Weather

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  What did you do in the lab? In the lab, we learned about the water cycle. We created a map of the water cycle. We included condensation, precipitation, evaporation, and other things in between. One thing we forgot was sublimation, where it goes straight from a gas to a solid, no liquid stage.  What was the big question? Weather is what is happening NOW What did you learn in Thursday's discussion?  We took our exam Textbook:  What did you learn? I learned that the process of desublimation, where water vapor converts straight to a solid form, results in snow. The opposite of this is sublimation, which is the same process as dry ice. What was most helpful? I liked the videos in the textbook because they were at an elementary level, so it was easier for me to conceptualize the phenomena  What do you need more information on? N/A What questions, concerns, and/or comments do you have? N/A
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Week 10: Layers of Earth, Convection Cells, and Plate Tectonics

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  What did you do in the lab today?  Today in the lab, we created the four examples of what happens at plate boundaries. The Graham crackers/rice cakes act as a plate, and the whipped cream is magma. We conducted four examples of what happens to plates when they collide, sink, or spread apart. What was the big question?  -What are the layers of the Earth? -What is the Theory of Plate Tectonics? -What can form at the three types of boundaries? What did you learn in Thursday's discussion? I learned that the Appalachian mountains were once connected to mountains in Africa, but the Appalachian mountains experience more erosion, so they are shorter in height than the mountain range in Africa.  Textbook: What did you learn?  -The flow of liquid metals creates Earth's magnetic field, which is why compasses always point north. The magnetic field protects the planet from extreme weather and radiation in space  What was most helpful? I like the images of the continen...
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Week 9: Earthquakes and Volcanoes

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  What did you do in the lab today?  Today, we investigated where volcanoes and earthquakes occur. We looked at where they occurred, and we guessed why they occurred in those spots. Also, we looked at three types of volcanoes; my group had cinder cone volcanoes.  What was the big question?  -How do volcanoes and earthquakes form? -What are volcanoes and earthquakes? -What are the dangers associated with volcanoes and earthquakes? What did you learn in Thursday's discussion? I learned that there are two types of waves: P-waves: can travel through any type of material and S-waves: Can only travel through solid material Textbook: What did you learn?  Island arc: a chain of islands in the ocean in an arc shape. Formed by two convergent oceanic plates and volcanic eruptions What was most helpful? That you split up each different volcano and had two examples next to where the volcano can occur, rather than having all of the examples together in a distinct paragraph Wh...
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Week 8: Geology that kids see

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  What did you do in the lab today? We observed rocks from around the world under a microscope. Then, we went to the Macbride Museum and looked at Iowa from the beginning of time.  ​ What was the big question?  Explain changes in landscapes overtime​ What did you learn in Thursday’s discussion? I learned that we have glacier rocks all over Iowa, yet Iowa paid to have a glacier rock imported from England. ​ Read the online textbook, chapter 1:  https://pressbooks.uiowa.edu/methodsii/chapter/earth/ Links to an external site. ​ What did you learn?  Due to the movement of  earths plates, the layers may be skewed or tilted ​ What was most helpful? Having each section divided up by definitions and not all combined together​ What do you need more information on? N/A ​ 5. What questions, concerns, and/or comments do you have? N/A
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