Hello everyone,
I hope you are all doing well! I want to thank everyone who participated in the 8 Gold Fiesta we had during PSSAs. Thank you so much! We are closely approaching the end of the school year, but we are not finished yet! Still, one last unit before the very end.
Below is a photo of our Taco 'Bout a Great Year bulletin board in our POD:
WHERE WE ARE:
We are just finishing our Weather & Climate unit and took our unit test today (their last test of the year). Starting tomorrow, we'll begin watching a David Attenborough documentary called "A Life on Our Planet," which focuses on our new STEELS standards related to human environmental impact. After we finish the documentary this week, next week we'll break up into 4 groups per class period and debate two essential questions from the documentary. Students will spend the first day gathering information and facts to support their debate stance (the Affirmative or Negative) for their debate question. On the second day, students will work with their group to share their research and prepare a speech for their debate. This will be a fun way to transition from our Weather & Climate unit into the Environmental Science unit.
WHERE WE ARE GOING:
After our debate, we will move into doing a mini-project focusing on a profile of these 11 regions of Pennsylvania: Great Lakes, Pennsylvania Wilds, Upstate PA, Pocono Mountains, Pittsburgh & Its Countryside, Laurel Highlands, The Alleghenies, Valleys of the Susquehanna, Dutch Country Roads, Lehigh Valley, and Philly & Its Countryside. Students will research components about the geology in the area, natural resources available, population, etc. All components will then lead to a discussion on human impacts on our environment in Pennsylvania and to figure out what might be best for the state's future. Each group for each region will represent that region in our class roundtable discussion to create a joint proposal for energy in PA. This will be a fun way to end the year focusing on our Sustainability and Stewardship/ Environmental Literacy standards related to Natural Resources and Human Impact on Earth Systems.
If you have any questions, please contact me (curtis_silverwood@conestogavalley.org) or follow Science With Silverwood on Instagram (@sciencewithsilverwood).
Thank you,
Mr. Silverwood
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