Friday, April 22nd is Earth Day - We have 16 interesting activities that support recycling, conserving resources, noticing climate change and protecting our planet.
Air Quality Index- The AQI is a measurement of how much particulate matter, dangerous ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide there is in the world's atmosphere at any one time and place. Students learn about the scale of the AQI and research some of the contributors for many unhealthy locations.
The shape of Louisiana - At what rate is the state loosing land and wetland? Why is this happening? Will Louisiana ever just disappear? 5.MD, 6.RP.A, 6.GA, 7.RP.A, HSF.IF, HSA.CED, HSM
Which car should I buy? Electric or Hybrid - Students create equations for finding the break-even points of these vehicles by mileage and years of ownership. They then work with systems of equations to find the number of years or number of miles where the cost of these cars are the same.6.SP, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.SP, 8.SP, 8.EE.C, HSA, HSS.B, HSN