Choose an endangered animal and do a project. The way you present your findings in your choice but you must research this:

1. Some key points about the animal and their habitat
2. Human impact on the animals and their environment
3. What is being done to help those animals?
4. What more do you suggest should be done?

You can share your findings with me in a Powerpoint, essay, poster.  MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

Problem: Understand how different levels of acidity affect the mass of shells

Background knowledge:

Hypothesis:  If_______ then _______ because

Materials:

Procedure:

 Type up your lab.  SEE ATTACHED for your evaluation rubric and guide to writing a lab.

1)            Title and names

2)            Statement of the Problem

3)            Background Information:

a)   What is the historical pH level in the ocean?

b)   How much is the pH changing?

c)    What organisms does the changing pH affect?

d)   What is causing the change in pH levels?

e)    What common household ingredients could be mixed with water to change pH in water?

4)            Hypothesis: If __________ then ______________ because

5)            Materials (as a list)

6)            Procedure

7)            Results:

a)   Analyze your results and explain it to the world - be scientific explaining what you proved with your experiment

b)   Ex.  The shell that was in lemon juice for 13 days with a pH of 5 experienced a change in weight of 12%.  It was also observed that the colour changed, 5 2mm holes were formed and the shell became very brittle breaking easily with slight hand pressure.

8)            Conclusion: 

a)           Answer your intital question

b)           Explain whether your hypothesis was correct

c)           Explain any potential mistakes in this experiment (like evaporation)

d)           How can this information be applied to the real world problem of the rise in ocean acidification?

e)           What further research could be done in our lab and out on the oceans to learn more about this problem?

Test mercredi le 10 avril, 2019

Due Friday, March29th

• Divide into two groups. 
  
• Rock, paper, scissors between the groups.  The winner gets to choose which side of the debate they want to be on.  One group will argue that climate change requires immediate action and a target for all sectors to get to carbon zero ASAP no matter what it takes (Greta Thurnberg and many European countries’ position).  The other group will argue that climate change is either not real/or real but not so immediate and that we need to support jobs and the economy first (American/NB/Alberta’s position).
• The debate will go like this:
• A) Group 1 makes a point, Group 2 refutes that point, Group 1 defends their point. 
• B) Group 2 makes a point, Group 1 refutes that point, Group 2 defends their point.
• C) This continues back and forth until each group gets a final summation
• Groups need to choose a leader who is not necessarily the one who is going to talk the most but one who can organize the team.
• They need to choose half their group to make the main points and half the group to anticipate the other group’s points and make up rebuttals.  Each student needs a strong paragraph written by the end of class.  The debate will be Friday.
• (P.S. For those that didn't finish their climate change video questions I added the file just below here to more easily access the links)