Titan AE

Week 1:

Anchor Video

Project Overview

Lesson: 

How to conduct research.

Topic:

Plate Tectonics:

Plate Boundaries

Topic:

Terrains

-connect to plate boundaries  

Hydrology

-water cycle

Research

Assessment: CAT 11

Week 2:

Note check

Topic:

-Volcanoes and their resources.

-Volcano Simulation

Topic:

Atmosphere

-stratification

-circulation

Topic:

Gas Chemistry

Topic:

Photosynthesis

-general cycle

-importance to earth dynamics

Research

Assessment:  CAT 11

Week 3:

Note check

Topic:

Botany

Topic:

Microorganisms

-types and location

-uses

Topic:

Energy Transfer

Topic:

Habitat

Research

Assessment: CAT 11

Week 4:

Note check

Topic:

Case Study of our Solar System

Topic:

Universe and Galaxies (macro)

Lesson:

Star Types

Topic:

Gravity

Research

Assessment:  CAT 11

Week 5:

Research

Assessment:  CAT 16

Research

Research

Assessment:  CAT 39

-Final notes complete.

-Power point demo.

-Initial Prep

-Slide basics complete.

Week 6:

Final Prep for Presentation

Presentations:

(2 groups per day, 10 min/presentation)

-Peer evaluations

Assessment:  CAT 39

Presentations

Assessment:  CAT 39

Presentations

Assessment:  CAT 39

-Students vote for Planet

-Class discussion

-Wrap up!

Assessment:  CAT 47