Ice Caps

What if the Polar Ice Caps melted?

This one be one of the single greatest natural disasters of all time, to me. There would be drastic rises of the sea level plunging many countries and states under water. It would also cause an increase in ocean temperatures. The ocean, as we all know, is a vital part of life. We depend on it for numerous things. It is also a very delicate entity. If the sea levels rise then we loose coral reefs. We than loose the inhabitants of the reefs and so on and so forth. Not to mention the fact that the number of ice bergs floating around would grow exponentially.

I have a reef aquarium in my home. I understand the delicateness of this ecosystem. If the temperatures or chemical balances get off by fractions then I have major losses. It would not take much to throw off the balance of our oceans and a total or even partial melting of the ice caps could do this in a drastic way.

STEM Lesson Plan

In this weeks aplication I learned several new ways to plan a lesson by using the required template. In my system we use what is called the "brain compatible lesson plane" template. It organizes the lesson into seperate "chunks" each involving a different phase in the lesson and a walkthrough. I enjoyed several aspects of this new plan but in parts it is lengthy. I was going to use it daily I would eliminate a few components.

The 5 E's were something that I was already using unconsciously. I always center my lessons areound its main components. I just did not realize I was using the 5 E's.

I do like the STEM strategy. It is very beneficial to all teachers to try and mix some of each subject into the learning. In the real world they will be asked to draw upon their knowledge in this way so why not give them a headstart and teach their brains how to think this way?