Dear Class 711, 714, 715, and 716,

Below is a description of your holiday homework.  Due Date: January 2, 2014.

A complete lab report on YOUR scientific investigation: 

• Build your lab report upon the template shared with you on Google Drive (Ms. Shon's Lab Report Template).
• Include a title, introduction, problem/question, experimental variables, hypothesis, materials list, experimental procedure, results (data table + bar graph), conclusion, and references.
• Share your lab report with ms.shon@ms88.org (if you haven't already done so).
• Use only Times New Roman, Calibri, or Arial Font.
• Use only font size 10-12.
• Use double spaces between sections (title, question, hypothesis, experimental variables, etc.), and single spaces within the same section.
• Use "Ms. Shon's Bar Graph Template" shared with you on Google Drive to create (and insert) a bar graph electronically.  You can also hand-draw your bar graph.
• Avoid personal pronouns (“I”, “we”, “you”).

A complete power point presentation on YOUR scientific investigation:

• Build your power point upon on the template shared with you on Google Drive (Ms. Shon's Power Point Template).
• Include a slide for each of the following components: title, introduction, problem/question, experimental variables, hypothesis, materials list, experimental procedure, results (data table + bar graph), conclusion, and references.
• Feel free to use images, but make sure to credit the source in the reference slide.
• Feel free to use different fonts, colors, and font sizes, but keep it professional!
• Share your power point with ms.shon@ms88.org (if you haven't already done so).

If you need help writing a specific part of the lab report, make sure to consult shonscience.com.  There is blog post on writing pretty much every component excluding the introduction.

I hope you all have a restful and FUN break!  Make sure to contact me (ms.shon@ms88.org) if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ms. Shon

The graph above displays the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) concentration (unit: PPM = Parts Per Million) each month from 1958 to 2004, collected by the Mauna Loa Observatory.  Answer the questions below in your science notebook upon discussing with your group.  Remember: “DRY MIX”!!!!!

1.       What is the independent variable in this investigation?

2.       What is the dependent variable in this investigation?

3.       What type of scientific investigation do you think was conducted to collect this data?  Hint: The data was “collected by the Mauna Loa Observatory”.

4.       Were there constants in this investigation?  Explain.

5.       How is this data linked to what we have studied in science class this year?  Explain.

6.       What is one conclusion you can make from this data?

Watch the video and answer the questions below in your science notebook.  Write the questions.

1.  What is the biggest desert in the globe?
2.  How many elephants does Mamadou have to move?
3.  How long has it been since it rained in the Sahara?
4.  How big is the Sahara?
5.  What are the Tubu women looking for?
6.  Among the Tubu, who are considered the great "navigators"?
7.  Where does the snow in the Gobi desert in Mongolia come from?