Nuclear Project Last Day

Goal:
Complete your infographic. 

Agenda:
Warmup
Infographic Structure
Work Time

Warmup
On whiteboards answer the following with your group:
What information do I need to know to answer the question: Is radiation dangerous?

Infographic Structure
Help Mrs. Wallace come up with a format for her infographic "Is Radiation Dangerous?"

Work TIme
Complete your infographic on your iPad. You can use any one of the following apps:

• Notability
• Procreate
• Piktochart
• PicCollage

Once you are finished, turn in your completed infographic to Haiku. They will be presented tomorrow!

Nuclear Project Day 2

Goal:
Have a draft of your infographic completed with all of the necessary components.

Agenda:
Warmup
Radiation Overview
Data Visualization and Drafting
Self-Assess

Warmup:
What type of nuclear reaction does your topic fall under? Write it on the appropriate window with dry erase markers.

Radiation Overview:
Watch this video and consider the question: What type of radiation is involved with your topic?


Data Visualization and Draft
One important piece of your infographic is creating a model showing the scale of energy released in your reaction. Infographics often use creative graphs and charts to represent data.

1. How can you creatively show how much energy is released by your reaction?
2. Create a draft of your infographic. Refer back to the types of infographics to choose which type or types is right for your question. 

Self-Assess

Check the nuclear project guide. Does your draft have all the elements needed? Does your draft answer your research question?

Nuclear Project Day 1

Goal:
Write an essential questions to drive exploration of a phenomenon.
Use reliable web resources to answer questions about a phenomenon.

Agenda:
Warmup
get REAL
Choose Project Topic
Research
Exit Ticket

Warmup
Go here and find a current event science article to read and share with the class.

get REAL
Discuss: What strategies do you use to make sure the website you are using is reliable?
Review this infographic. Use it to evaluate whether you have a good web resource or not.

Choose Project Topic
For the next 3 days you will be researching a topic related to nuclear reactions in your life. You will be creating an infographic to educate the public about your topic and address misconceptions and misinformation about nuclear reactions. You can view the project guidelines here. 

1. Pick a partner. Choose wisely.
2. Decide on a nuclear topic you want to explore further. First come first served. 
3. Come up with a question you would like to explore related to your topic.
4. In your science journal find and record at least 3 reliable websites with information that can help you answer your question. 
5. Write a 5 sentence summary of each article you found in your science journal. 

Exit Ticket

Fill out this Google Form individually.

Welcome Back!

Goal:
Clear a NM or help someone else clear a NM. 

Agenda:
Welcome Back!
Circle
Goal Setting
Academic Recovery 
Reflection

Welcome Back!
Take 5 minutes to catch up with your classmates.

Circle
What is one thing you are thankful for?

Goal Setting

1. Take a minute to go through your Haiku and write down all of your no marks. If you have no no marks, write down a competency you felt really confident in or something you need to prepare for. I hear Ms. Stillman is going to be merciless on your Jurassic Park competency.
2. Choose one no mark to focus on today. Write down 3 things you can do to work towards clearing.
3. Set a date for when you will clear this NM. Remember: there are only 19 days left in the semester and only 10 days left to clear NMs from last year. 

Academic Recovery
Do not waste this time. 

Reflection

1. How have your work habits changed since the beginning of the year? Improved? Gotten worse?
2. What will you do to finish the semester strong?

Nuclear Change Differentiation

Goal:
Use models to describe fission, fusion, and nuclear decay.

Agenda:
Warmup
Quizlet Live
Nuclear Change Differentiation
Card Sort
Study Time

Warmup:
Create a new journal entry entitled "Fusion." Answer the following questions:

1. Describe a fusion reaction. What happens? How does the nucleus change?
2. How is fusion different than fission or decay?
3. Why can fusion only be sustained in stars?

Quizlet Live

Go to quizlet.live

Nuclear Change Differentiation

Complete this graphic organizer in Notability.

Card Sort

Grab a whiteboard and divide it into 4 sections. Label each section alpha, beta, fission, or fusion. Sort the cards into the appropriate section. 

Study Time

Prepare for Wednesday's test by:

1. Practicing Quizlet Flashcards
2. Taking Haiku Practice Test