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Mr. Cornaby

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• What is Life?• Scenario – A group of scientists from the Biology department

at the University of Kentucky, were surveying a reclaimed mine site in Eastern Kentucky. One of the scientist found an unknown object. The object was a solid green and black circular disk about the size of a Frisbee. The scientists do not know if the object is living or not living.

Part A – Choose one of the six characteristics of all living organism. Describe why it is a characteristic.

Part B – Design a controlled experiment to test the characteristics that you choose. Include the following in the design of the experiment; control group, experiment group, independent variables, dependent variables, description of the experiment, and drawings

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Why do you think it would be helpful to know chemical properties?

Why is it helpful to know physical properties?

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1)Why is it important to observe physical properties?

2)What is matter?

3)What two properties are related to the measurement of density?

4)What can density tell us about a subject?

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• Ms. Santiago mixed sawdust and copper fillings in a pan for a classroom demonstration. After the demonstration, she wanted to separate the copper filings from the sawdust.

Part A – Identify two physical properties of wood and copper.

Part B – Using the properties of wood and copper, explain how to separate a mixture of sawdust and copper fillings.

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• Hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes have continued to occur lately, just as they have always occurred in the past. Weather and geologic events affect how cultures and populations change.

Part A – Predict two ways how the recent hurricanes will affect population shifts in the United States.

Part B – Describe two ways that recent natural disasters such as hurricanes, tsunamis, and earthquakes have changed the way that people plan for the future.

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• What pulls on us?

Part A – Explain the evidence that exist that the moon’s gravity has an impact on the Earth.

Part B – Do high tides reach the same part of the beach every time during the month? Fully explain the reasons why or why not in detail. Use diagrams if necessary.

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• Imagine that you slide a brick on three increasingly slippery surfaces: a dry sidewalk, a wet sidewalk, and an icy sidewalk

Part A – Under which condition will the brick slide the farthest?

Part B- Give an explanation for your answer in terms of friction.

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• A scientist discovers a new species of hummingbird in a rain forest. The new species is similar to another species of hummingbird, but the new species has a longer beak and nest in taller trees.

Part A What can scientist learn from studying the differences between the two species?

Part B How can these differences be explained with genetics.

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• In geography class, Max is learning about Chile. The geography teacher says that when its summer in North America, it is winter in Chile.

Part A – Create a diagram to show how the seasons occur.

Part B- Explain how the seasons are different in North America and South America

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• Water is constantly cycling within the atmosphere. Water plays an important role in determining weather patterns and climate.

• Part A – Describe how the Sun’s energy is involved in the water cycle.

• Part B- Explain how the water cycle is related to weather patterns and climate

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• A forest is cut down to make space for a new mall.

• Part A- Identify two effects of this activity on the forest ecosystem.

• Part B- What effect could this have on the environment?