ESSENTIAL QUESTION: How do humans actions impact other living organisms?
RELEVANCE: What effect does acid rain have on seed germination?
NGSSS: SC.912.L.17.20; MAFS.912.N-Q.1.1; LAFS.910.SL.1.1
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Students will be able to:
-determine the effects of acid rain on seed germination.
-simulate the human impact on the environment.
BELL RINGER - What is the scientific principal stated in the background? In your reasoning section of your lab paper, use three to four sentences to state the scientific principal.
VOCABULARY: pH, acid, base, germination, concentration, acid rain, fossil fuels, environment
HOME LEARNING: HL 6 Cycles of Matter-Students can work on it over the weekend, since we did not complete the lesson to teach the information
Students read the background information from the lab handout and used that information to begin the relevance section of the conclusions (CER).
Students were also asked to read the entire lab in order to identify safety precautions and to know how to set up and perform the lab.
Home learning 6 was not collected, since students did not receive the information needed to complete the questions. You can find the information needed, along with HL 6 below.
Here is HL 6 again. Use the information, along with info discussed in class and from your text to answer the questions.
Students spent the remainder of the class setting up the lab. Since this is a hands-on activity, it cannot be completed if not in class.
If you missed this lab, you may earn lab credit by completing the virtual lab by clicking the link How is flower color variation in Hydrangea related to pH of the soil? In order to get full credit, you MUST:
-list the variables used (independent/dependent/control/constants).
-print and complete the table/graph.
-use complete sentences to answer all the journal questions.
-write a CER based on your findings.
