This week you will be finishing up your investigation into the question, "How can a coastal city, like Boston, be redesigned to lessen the impact of bigger storms and rising sea levels?". Final draft of handmade design drawings will be checked during class on Monday. We will also finish the documentary Before the Flood - a National Geographic documentary about the causes and effects of climate change and what we can do to help on Tuesday. You will have three in-class days this week to build your design. Make sure to bring in any building materials you may want to use in a bag with your name on it. Please do not go out and buy materials - use what you already have at home. End of class on Friday is the due date for the whole project - make sure you have looked closely at the WHOLE rubric and if you have questions or concerns about the project, please let Mr. Bowles know.
Presentations of your designs have been postponed to next Thursday (2/8) & Friday (2/9). After school help will be available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Stay curious and keep looking for answers! This week you will continue your investigation into the question, "How can a coastal city, like Boston, be redesigned to lessen the impact of bigger storms and rising sea levels?". You will take time to reflect on the questions you received on your designs last week from other students and incorporate any new ideas into your design if you think they will make it more effective. Final design drawings are due by Wednesday in the beginning of class, but you will have class time on Monday and Tuesday to complete them. After this, we'll start our next phase of building your designs. Make sure to bring in any building materials you may want to use in a bag with your name on it. Please do not go out and buy materials - use what you already have at home. After school help will be available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
Welcome back from an impromptu four-day weekend! Hopefully you are well rested and healthy. This week we will pick up where we left off last Wednesday by finishing updates to your Google Site portfolio. If you would still like to do a retake, you have until Friday - please let Mr. Bowles know if you would like to. As mentioned last week before the blizzard, you will be faced with a design challenge with the central question being: How can a coastal city, like Boston, be redesigned to lessen the impact of bigger storms and rising sea levels? The reality is that this issue affects every coastal community around the world - what can you do to help? Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
Welcome back from a well deserved winter break and happy New Year! This week we will be wrapping up presentation on the Effects of Weathering and Erosion in the science fair format so you can collect info more easily and get a chance to ask questions. You will also be updating your Google Site portfolios and be reflecting on the data collected from the most recent rocks quiz. If you would like to do a retake, you have one week from today - please let Mr. Bowles know if you would like to. At last but not least, this week you will be faced with a design challenge with the central question being: How can a coastal city, like Boston, be redesigned to lessen the impact of bigger storms and rising sea levels? Climate change is melting the ice caps and we need to act fast - what solutions can we come up with? Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
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