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Letter to Parents |
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Algebra I
Text/Software Resources
- Mastering Excel Made Easy by TeachUcomp,Inc
- Microsoft Office Teacher/Student edition (Excel)
- TI-SmartViewTM 2.0 emulator software (graphing calculator program)
Web Resources
- Global Warming: Focus on the Future: simulation showing statistics http://globalwarming.enviroweb.org/
- Krakatoa: Historical information on this massive volcanic eruption http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa
- ClimProb: Web based climate analysis application for the Continental United States. It has a variety of tools to view and examine weather related data sets. http://gcmd.nasa.gov/records/01-ClimProb-99.html
- Interactive algebra: exposure to different forms of equations, factoring, and graphing. http://www.veazeys.com/math/lessons.htm
- Students are given a variety of online tools from a basic calculator to inputting equations and having the computer draw the graph. http://www.univie.ac.at/future.media/moe/onlinewerkzeuge.html
- This is a good site for all sorts of algebraic simulations, exploring slope, point-slope, functions, standard form of a line, etc. http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspResourcesForCourse&CourseID=242
- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website for climate change http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/
- TIME article on global warming and its effects http://www.time.com/time/2001/globalwarming/splash.html
- National Resources Defense Council (NRDC): Global Warming Basics http://www.nrdc.org/globalWarming/f101.asp
- Education World: Lesson Planning Channel, many good lessons and ideas http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/archives/calculator_lessons.shtml
- National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)- general help and resources for teaching math www.nctm.org
Supplies
- TI Presenter
- TI Graph Link Package
- 3-6 Pack Quadrille Graph Pad
- 2-5 lb package of M&M’s
- 20-Royal Brites Fluorescent Poster Board (5 pack)
- Computer lab with Internet access
Environmental Science
Web resources (and books):
Computer simulation on global warming. http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/greenhouse/
Simulation games and quiz on global warming. http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/global_warming_version2.html
Computer simulation, games and quiz on global carbon cycle. http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.htm
CO2 level and temperature change http://www.whole-systems.org/co2.html
Effects of Global Warming -- High-Latitude Melting http://www.net.org/warming/stills.html
Pictures of effects of global warming http://reference.aol.com/planet-earth/global-warming/photos
more pictures on effects: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/sci_nat_how_the_world_is_changing/html/6.stm
On ozone depletion http://www.ess-home.com/news/global-warming/ozone-depletion.asp
On animal migration http://www.un.org/works/environment/animalplanet/polarbear.html
human contribution to global warming http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/1848/global.html
other contributing factors http://www.ec.gc.ca/pdb/ghg/about/gases_e.cfm
On future prediction http://www.priweb.org/globalchange/climatechange/globalwarming/gw_05.html
Prevention strategies-
http://globalgreen.org/programs/climate/index.html?gclid=CN2x96HciIoCFQnugAodFTUTeg
http://reference.aol.com/planet-earth/global-warming/top-tips-stop-global-warming
For renewable energy sources-
Video on stop global warming http://entimg.msn.com/i/ExperienceData/p1-6/us/x.htm?ep=1-2&sh=GlobalWarming
Other sites used
potential climate change in USA. http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/overviewislands.htm
Effects on forest productivity http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/overviewforests.htm#Effects%20on%20Forest%20Productivity
Effects on coral reefs. http://www.usgcrp.gov/usgcrp/Library/nationalassessment/overviewcoastal.htm#Coral%20Reef%20Die-offs
On some video clips. http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/304/index.html
Lesson 1
Environmental Science, 1996, by Karen Arms and internet source http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/letsnet/noframes/subjects/science/b5u1l3.html
Lesson 2
Chemistry in the community, 2002, fourth edition, by W.H. Freeman and Company.
Material resources:
Lesson 1
12 large glass jars of the same size
24 outdoor thermometers
small pieces of thin cardboard tape
clear plastic wrap
rubber bands or string
watch or clock
graph paper
straightedge or ruler
notebook
pen or pencil
Lesson 2
12 plastic glass funnels (7-cm diameter)
12 250-ml filter flasks, wrapped with duct tape or towels
12 1-hole stoppers to fit filter flasks
12 aspirator adapters for faucets
12 small (30-cm) pieces of rubber aspirator hose
24 straight glass tubes
24 glass bends
24 ring stands and clamps
36 rubber connectors
36 test tubes (18x150 mm)
12 large candles
12 straws
bromthymol blue solution
12 250-ml Erlenmeyer flasks
0.1 M NaOH (4.0g NaOH in 1000 mL solution, placed in each of six 15-20 mL dropper bottles)