This weeks post is about the ice caps melting and so this cartoon is quite fitting!
We were to complete an inquiry experience where ice cubes were put into a glass of water and we had to observe until the ice melted. In this experiment the observation made was that there was no water that overflowed from the glass. This I attributed to the ice causing displacement in the water and when the ice melted it filled the displacement so no water could overflow from the glass.

Now if we say this is like the ice caps then "if the ice caps melt" then the sea level would not rise, RIGHT? Well, Not exactly!

Not all the ice on Earth is creating the same displacement like in the glass of water so the sea level would rise as a result. An example would be if all the ice that makes up Antarctica at the South Pole melted then the sea level would rise. The ice in South Pole is thick and does not float like in the North Pole so if it were to melt it would add to the water already there and make the sea level rise.  Also with Greenland, if it melted then it would raise sea levels quite a bit based on my interpretation of the activity.

At the North Pole the ice is not as thick and it acts like the ice in the glass so if the Arctic Ocean melted it would not affect the sea levels at all, again this is based on my interpretation of the ice in the glass.

My questions to everyone: 
Is my interpretation correct? 
Does this activity really mimic real life with the south and north poles?

I like to use cartoons in my classroom especially science ones so it can spark a little laughter in class as well as increase engagement. I saw this cartoon and I immediately felt this was fitting! 


This week I was struggling with my Instructional Plan!! 
I find it hard to call the Instructional Plan a "lesson plan" because to have an answer to all the components I had to reference my unit plan. I consider the Instructional Plan more of Unit Plan that states all the components that the students will address and learn. Not every component in the Instructional Plan will be addressed in each lesson because of either time of the period or the activities the students are to do. In saying this I hope I completed my Instructional Plan the way it was asked :) If you want to take a look at it and give me some feedback that would be awesome! Just let me know! 


Now on to the reflection: 
I really like the 5 E's Strategy! I use it on a regular basis in my school and within my team it helps us to hone in on what the students need to be able to do and it gives the teachers a better plan of action on how to teach it. It also helps the teacher to be creative when choosing the exploration plan of the unit. I do not touch on all 5 E's in each lesson plan some days we are just exploring while other times we are explaining or evaluating and many days we can touch on all 5 within a class period. This caused me some confusion when it came to the actual Instructional Plan but I am hoping I get a chance to get feedback and fix the mistakes! 


How did you all feel about the assignment?!

Hi all!
  I saw this and thought it would make for a good start to a blog with a title of: It Stinks Like Chemistry!