Science Term 1- Extreme Environments
Taken directly from BC's Ministry of Education Integrated Resource Package.
By the end of the grade, students will have demonstrated how exploration technologies help understand extreme environments and described Canada’s role in researching and developing such technologies.
Exploration of Extreme Environments
The study of extreme environments includes space, polar regions, oceans, deserts, caves, and volcanoes. Through discussions, observations, and research, students define extreme environments and explain obstacles to their exploration. Knowledge of past and present explorations is important in developing a greater understanding of extreme environments. Students may research the history of flight or evaluate either space or ocean exploration. Students discuss Canadian contributions to exploration technologies and consider how future technologies may affect them. In this unit, students demonstrate their knowledge and scientific skills when they design and construct models, prepare research reports, and conduct demonstrations and
simulations.
By the end of the grade, students will have demonstrated how exploration technologies help understand extreme environments and described Canada’s role in researching and developing such technologies.
Exploration of Extreme Environments
The study of extreme environments includes space, polar regions, oceans, deserts, caves, and volcanoes. Through discussions, observations, and research, students define extreme environments and explain obstacles to their exploration. Knowledge of past and present explorations is important in developing a greater understanding of extreme environments. Students may research the history of flight or evaluate either space or ocean exploration. Students discuss Canadian contributions to exploration technologies and consider how future technologies may affect them. In this unit, students demonstrate their knowledge and scientific skills when they design and construct models, prepare research reports, and conduct demonstrations and
simulations.
Website Assignment
You will be creating an informational website on an extreme environment of your choice. You will need to include the following pages:
1) Home: This is where you introduce your extreme environment and explain to your audience the purpose of your website. You will need to include an introductory paragraph, photographs,
2) Interesting Facts:You will need to include 10-15 interesting facts related to the topic of your choice. You must support your facts with relevant photographs.
3) Explorations: Here you will talk about the different forms of technology used to explore your chosen environment, and how these technologies have evolved over time.
4) Real Life Examples: You will research two real life examples of your chosen environment and give 2-5 facts for each example, along with supporting photographs.
5) Animal Life- You will have the opportunity to highlight five animals that live in your environment. Please include 1 paragraph long descriptions and photographs for each animal.
6) References- You will include all the websites you used to research your extreme environment.
You will be creating an informational website on an extreme environment of your choice. You will need to include the following pages:
1) Home: This is where you introduce your extreme environment and explain to your audience the purpose of your website. You will need to include an introductory paragraph, photographs,
2) Interesting Facts:You will need to include 10-15 interesting facts related to the topic of your choice. You must support your facts with relevant photographs.
3) Explorations: Here you will talk about the different forms of technology used to explore your chosen environment, and how these technologies have evolved over time.
4) Real Life Examples: You will research two real life examples of your chosen environment and give 2-5 facts for each example, along with supporting photographs.
5) Animal Life- You will have the opportunity to highlight five animals that live in your environment. Please include 1 paragraph long descriptions and photographs for each animal.
6) References- You will include all the websites you used to research your extreme environment.
Your website should look something like what is shown below: