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Students, look over your current bubble map of our Unit 8.6, and determine what questions we can answer now, and what other questions we can add to our map. This will be our focus on Monday. First, it will be … Continue reading →

Bellwork scores have been added to your running totals. Thus far, we have had 10 points for bellwork. We are slowly getting to be on-task. Keep it up!

If you did poorly on your first bellwork, I suggest that you no longer dilly-dally when you walk into class, as the points for bellwork will accumulate over marking Period 3, since each bellwork will count for 5 points whenever … Continue reading →

One packet of 100 papers will be enough for the rest of the school year. Following directions gets you half-way there. Having the correct answer gets you the other half!

Steps: Each group is assigned one of five types of natural hazards (tornado, flood, hurricane, earthquake, and volcanic eruption). BEFORE analyzing your hazard data, make a prediction about where the natural hazard is likely to occur based on the following … Continue reading →

What to Study: It’s simple: If you study your ISN notes and any handouts given for Lessons 1 & 2 in Unit 8.6, then you will excel on tomorrow’s test. There will be a few multiple choice questions with a … Continue reading →

*Unit 8.6, Lesson 2: Forecasting the Likelihood of Natural Hazards Lesson Question: How can we predict where a natural hazard like a flood will occur? Learning Performance: Make a claim that forecasts a natural hazard (flooding), based on patterns in … Continue reading →

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Individually, compile a list of smaller questions you must answer in order to get at the Unit Challenge Question: How can science and engineering help protect people from natural hazards?