Lesson 61 of 84 · Human Impacts on Earth
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JunglePeer Review in Science (Part 3)
Human Impacts on Earth.
🎯 Your mission
Run the sim. Spot the pattern.
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
Peer review is how scientists check each other's work. Before research is published, other experts evaluate the methods, data, and conclusions to ensure they are valid.
Key Words
- iteration
- wavelength
Steps
Look at the vocabulary words and write a definition for each in your own words.
Design and build a bridge from newspaper and tape that can hold a textbook. Test it and redesign to make it stronger.
Use your senses (except taste) to describe what you notice.
Write a summary of your findings in 3-5 sentences.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What is a prototype?
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.”
Next Smart Experiment
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