ECO FAIR Inquiry Topics

(impact of human activity on Earth)

Sustainability

Energy sources (nuclear? Coal? Natural Gas? Hydro? Wind? Solar?)

Contaminated drinking water

Long term environmental costs of batteries and cars going electric. Solutions? Recycle battery chemicals etc

Salmon farms or fish farms in general

Genetically modified crops/fruit/vegetables/animals

Farming industry

Greenhouses

Overfishing

Species extinction/those on threat of extinction list

Wolf culling

Habitat Loss

Amazon rain forest/deforestation

Old growth forests

Effect of demand for Precious metals in making computers. Phones.

Phone/e-waste

Fashion industry excess (jeans, t-shirts, running shoes)

Inhumane treatment of animals (sheep, fur bearing animals, leather)

Food industry (poultry, beef)

Loss of pollinators

Pesticides

Climate change / Climate solutions

Ocean pollution

Micro plastics

Increasing Demand for energy

Cryptocurrency mining

Transportation (cars, planes, tanker traffic)

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4.4 Mass, Volume, Density Analysis Questions

CHEMISTRY: CHAPTER 4 TEST REVIEW

What you should know for the test:

– the different types of properties of matter:  those that can be observed using your senses and those that can be measured (qualitative / quantitative)

– the 3 states of matter

– what an irregular solid is

– what is mass, volume, density?

– how to measure the mass, volume, and density of regular and irregular solids

(direct and indirect measurement)

– what types of units are used to measure mass, volume, and density

– vocabulary you should be familiar with: matter, mass, volume, property, freezing point, melting point, boiling point, meniscus, density, graduated cylinder, balance scale, beaker

– and having some common sense knowledge gained by what we explored in this chapter will also help you greatly.  Think 🙂

DENSITY LAB REPORT

(should follow this format)

Task: To find the density of given objects and compare them to water.

 Hypothesis:  (Record this in Data Chart in Observations)

1. Predict whether each object is more or less dense than water.

2. Order the objects from most dense to least dense (1- 4)

Materials:

graduated cylinder

balance scale

(Students complete the list…)

Procedures: (one for regular solids, one for irregular solids)

1. (Students complete the list…)

2.

Observations: (recorded in a chart)

Results: (order the objects from most dense (#1) to least dense (#2)

Conclusion:

Write a paragraph on;

1. What you learned from this experiment.

2. Two or three questions you have about density.

3. Two or three ideas for other experiments involving density. (not just calculating density)

ART PROJECT:

When writing your essay try to answer these questions:

– What did you make?  Introduce your artwork.

– How did you make it?  What went into its creation?

– What is your art saying?  What’s the message?

– How does it show our interconnectedness to the earth, ecosystems, all living organisms (plants, animals, micro-organisms), endangered species?

– How does it show the impact we as humans can have on the earth?

– And remember:  ecological footprint

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Endangered Species Research Project

Species Project Outline

Criterion Assessment

Every student must have a logbook in which they detail all the work they have done on the project as well as list websites, books they have used for their research.

LOGBOOK:

1.  FIRST page is TABLE OF CONTENTS

2.  “Project Outline” page

3.  Questions page:  Page 3 will be a list of questions you and your partner need to answer in order to complete all the components of the project.  Title this “Questions.”

3.  Work done  – (a list of the days you worked on your project and what you did on those days)

4.  Daily Research Log pages where you write in all your research work for one day:  What question you researched, information gathered in note form only, website addresses or book titles used, new questions that came up, AND some homework for what you need to do next.

5. Keep any pictures, charts, tables, diagrams and extra notes in the logbook as well. 

6.  Vocabulary Word Webs (producer, consumer, detrivore, decomposer, food chain, food web.

7.  Criteria page – how you will be marked on this project and presentation.

THIS IS YOUR PERSONAL RECORD OF ALL THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE ON YOUR PROJECT.  It will count for 50% of your project grade.  I will be looking for notes in point form using YOUR OWN WORDS, and a draft copy regardless of what you choose to do for the final product.  You may not simply copy and paste, in other words.

All projects will be formally presented to the class.

HOW CAN YOU SHOW WHAT YOU LEARNED?

– poster board display

– a written report

– powerpoint 

– documentary film

– news cast (live or filmed)…be reporters

– drama/interpretive dance

Regardless of the format you choose, you must be able to show all components of the project as listed in the outline.  All projects will be presented to the class.