Lesson 41 of 84 · Human Impacts on Earth
Lesson⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleClimate Data: Reading the Past (Part 2)
Human Impacts on Earth.
🎯 Your mission
Understand the idea. Then look for it everywhere.
⚡ The twist
Every species solves the same problem differently.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Before you watch: what do you think it'll do?
What You'll Learn
Climate data from ice cores, tree rings, and ocean sediments helps scientists understand past climate patterns and predict future changes.
Key Words
- criteria
- iteration
- wavelength
Steps
Review the background information on Human Impacts on Earth before starting.
Design a device that can protect an egg from a 2-meter drop. You may use paper, tape, straws, and cotton. Test it and improve your design.
Draw a detailed diagram of what you observe.
Write a conclusion: what did your results show? Did they match your prediction?
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is wavelength?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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