Welcome back from a nice, warm winter break! This week, we'll start off by continuing our discussion about the atmosphere, checking out its layers, and figuring out what makes those layers different. As we began this new unit before break, I asked you all, " What do you wonder about when it comes to the weather aspects of climate change? What are you intrigued about? What would you want to think more about?". This week we will begin an investigation centered around many of the answers you provided to these questions. The effects of weather & climate are already having drastic impacts on humans, but these effects will also reshape our mindsets on a global scale. How will we adapt to this changing world and be role models for future generations? Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
This will be an exciting week in science as you prepare to formally present your designs to answer the question, "How can a coastal city, like Boston, be redesigned to lessen the impact of bigger storms and rising sea levels?". To start off the week, you will update your Google Site portfolios with all the work you have put into your designs over the past few weeks. We will also begin preparing for your presentations which will be done on Thursday and Friday. Since we are welcoming guests on these days, these formal presentations will be done in the library, but still in the science fair format that we have used in the past. You have worked so hard on developing your ideas and it will be exciting to see you get recognized for them, but also get feedback on how to further improve them. Nobody (not even scientists, engineers, architects, etc) has the perfect idea - there's always something else that can make it better. Stay curious and keep looking for answers!
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