EXAMPLE: Math Myth Explanation Sheet

In order to add the fractions you need common denominators. So we make equivalent fractions of each and then add.

In order to use powers you multiply the base by itself as many times as the exponent indicates.

Standard Form: 6561 years

In order to add and subtract integers you find the absolute value of each integer. In this case the signs are different so, the integer with the highest absolute value indicates the sign of your answer. Then we find the difference between the two numbers using subtraction.

The we subtract 60 – 10 = 50 degrees when dragons fly

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  Oxidation takes place when oxygen combines with other elements in rocks to form new types of rock. These new substances are usually much softer, and thus easier for other forces to break apart.
  

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  Hydrolysis occurs when water combines with the substances in rocks to form new types of substances, which are softer than the original rock types. These allows other forces such as mechanical weathering to more easily break them apart.
  

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  Carbonation takes place when carbon dioxide reacts with certain types of rocks forming a solution, that can easily be carried away by water
  

1. How do you think chemical weathering has affected the rocks in the Huasteca canyon? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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  Acid rain describes any form of precipitation with high levels of nitric and sulfuric acids. It can also occur in the form of snow, fog, and tiny bits of dry material that settle to Earth.
  

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  Rotting vegetation and erupting volcanoes release some chemicals that can cause acid rain, but most acid rain falls because of human activities. The biggest culprit is the burning of fossil fuels by coal-burning power plants, factories, and automobiles.
  

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  When humans burn fossil fuels, sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) are released into the atmosphere. These chemical gases react with water, oxygen, and other substances to form mild solutions of sulfuric and nitric acid.
  

2. Do you think Monterrey has acid rain? Explain why or why not.

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Plant Acids
Plants can also cause chemical weathering. Plants produce weak acids that dissolve certain minerals in rocks. Lichens are a type of living thing that produce weak acids capable of dissolving the minerals in rocks.
3. Do you think that a single plant is capable of turning parent rock into topsoil by means of mechanical and chemical weathering during its lifetime? Explain why or why not.

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1) Location (Relative and Absolute)

2) Place (Physical)

3) Place (Traditions)

4) Movement (People)

5) Human-Environment Interaction (Depend on)

6) Human-Environment Interaction (Adapt to)

7) Human Environment Interaction (Modify)

8) Region (Vegetation/Climate)
***Once you have decided which piece you will cover, write it down on your “5 Themes of Geography Graphic Organizer.”
3) Research your two pieces of the 5 Themes of Geography. This will require that you:
A) Finding appropriate sources to use for your research (guest speakers, photographs, books, internet, etc). You need to use a minimum of THREE sources to answer your “pieces” of the 5 Themes. Two of your sources can be the information you collect from the guest speakers. You can decide from where you get your third source (provided that it gives you the information that you need) – ie. Internet, newspaper, photo, etc.
B) Taking notes about what you have learned about your “piece” in the middle column of your “5 Themes of Geography Graphic Organizer.” Once you have enough research, set aside sheet until you are able to share your information with your group. After talking with your group, you can decide how you will apply this information in your project (Complete column 3). Hand in to be evaluated.
C) Complete 3 Baloney Detection Kit Sheets evaluating your sources.
D) Using the Son of Citation Machine (www.citationmachine.net) you must create a “Works Cited” list that have a minimum of three sources used (MLA FORMAT). This is to be handed in for evaluation. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU SELECT THE CORRECT SOURCE FOR THE CITATION YOU ARE MAKING. DON’T CLICK ON “WEB-BASED DOCUMENT” IF YOUR SOURCE IS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE.
Quick Check List:

1) Interview Questions and answers ______

2) Pick 2 pieces of Five Themes of Geography to research (column one of graphic organizer) ____

3) Select at least 3 appropriate sources to use for your research _______

4) Take notes on the graphic organizer (column 2) _________

5) Complete 3 Baloney Detection Kit Evaluations ______

6) Create Works Cited list using “Son of Citation” ______

7) Decide with group how your research will be represented in your project and complete column 3 of graphic organizer ______

8) High Fives all around because you finished! _______
Evaluation Components:

1) Interview Question Sheet and Graphic Organizer-- 32 marks

2) Source Evaluation Sheets (3 X 9) – 27 marks

3) Works Cited List – 12 marks

Group Members _____________________________________________

Looking at your Baloney Detection Kit results, explain in 3-5 full sentences why you WOULD or WOULDN’T recommend this source.

Looking at your Baloney Detection Kit results, explain in 3-5 full sentences why you WOULD or WOULDN’T recommend this source.

Looking at your Baloney Detection Kit results, explain in 3-5 full sentences why you WOULD or WOULDN’T recommend this source.