Learning target:
• We can describe a scientific story about the Animas River spill
• We can describe a second story about the Animas River spill from a different discipline
• We can identify the implied solution hidden within a particular story
Welcome back! Today is going to be a day of storytelling...
1. Starter- Scientific Stories
Your starter will be to revisit what you talked about with Steve last Thursday using the handout I gave you. The back of the handout has a space to write up a scientific story about the Animas River spill. After you've written your version of the scientific story, to the best of your ability, we'll discuss this together. I specifically want to talk about nutrient pollution in the river, bacteria colonies, and remediation options. The EPA announced on Friday that they will building a treatment plant to get the metals out of the water for the winter months. This was one of the things that Silverton, the State, and the Federal Representatives had asked them to do.
The scientific story will be one of five different stories you'll be exposed to today about the river spill.
2. Feedback Circle
Before we move forward, however, I want to get feedback on last week's classes. I'd normally ask for this feedback on Friday, but we had a short week. I will show you this review of what we did last week and what I've put together for this week. I also want to share the results of the Google survey on how you'd like to reflect and discuss the handout I gave you on Thursday about the gradebook. I'd like to talk more about the gradebook on Friday, but want to introduce this information now so you have time to think about it.
3. Small Group Storytelling
You found and read an article over the weekend. You filled out the front of this handout.
Now you'll get together in groups, share information, and fill in page two of the handout. Come up with a story about the spill. You'll have time before and after break to figure out the story and how you want to present it to the rest of the class.
Once everyone's ready, you'll tell the story and we'll break it down to think about what this story suggests should be done about the spill. We'll keep track of stories on this handout. We'll post solution ideas on our new "Solutions Wall."
4. DS Journal
Which of these five stories resonates the most with you? What does this suggest about how you want to make a contribution to a more perfect union. Here's the prompt that I want you write about in your DS Journal. Make sure to answer all the questions in your response:
• Which of these five stories (scientific, political, legal, socio-cultural, or economic) are you most interested in?
• Is this just for this issue or is this a big area of interest across the board?
• Which of these stories are you most interested in generally? Why? What would you like to learn more about in this broad area of study?
Homework due Tuesday, September 29th
Read the handouts I give you on symbols and numbers
Check your article handout from this past weekend. Make sure you have something filled in for the symbols and/or numbers portion of the handout. We'll be using this on Tuesday, so make sure to bring it to class.
• We can describe a scientific story about the Animas River spill
• We can describe a second story about the Animas River spill from a different discipline
• We can identify the implied solution hidden within a particular story
Welcome back! Today is going to be a day of storytelling...
1. Starter- Scientific Stories
Your starter will be to revisit what you talked about with Steve last Thursday using the handout I gave you. The back of the handout has a space to write up a scientific story about the Animas River spill. After you've written your version of the scientific story, to the best of your ability, we'll discuss this together. I specifically want to talk about nutrient pollution in the river, bacteria colonies, and remediation options. The EPA announced on Friday that they will building a treatment plant to get the metals out of the water for the winter months. This was one of the things that Silverton, the State, and the Federal Representatives had asked them to do.
The scientific story will be one of five different stories you'll be exposed to today about the river spill.
2. Feedback Circle
Before we move forward, however, I want to get feedback on last week's classes. I'd normally ask for this feedback on Friday, but we had a short week. I will show you this review of what we did last week and what I've put together for this week. I also want to share the results of the Google survey on how you'd like to reflect and discuss the handout I gave you on Thursday about the gradebook. I'd like to talk more about the gradebook on Friday, but want to introduce this information now so you have time to think about it.
3. Small Group Storytelling
You found and read an article over the weekend. You filled out the front of this handout.
Now you'll get together in groups, share information, and fill in page two of the handout. Come up with a story about the spill. You'll have time before and after break to figure out the story and how you want to present it to the rest of the class.
Once everyone's ready, you'll tell the story and we'll break it down to think about what this story suggests should be done about the spill. We'll keep track of stories on this handout. We'll post solution ideas on our new "Solutions Wall."
4. DS Journal
Which of these five stories resonates the most with you? What does this suggest about how you want to make a contribution to a more perfect union. Here's the prompt that I want you write about in your DS Journal. Make sure to answer all the questions in your response:
• Which of these five stories (scientific, political, legal, socio-cultural, or economic) are you most interested in?
• Is this just for this issue or is this a big area of interest across the board?
• Which of these stories are you most interested in generally? Why? What would you like to learn more about in this broad area of study?
Homework due Tuesday, September 29th
Read the handouts I give you on symbols and numbers
Check your article handout from this past weekend. Make sure you have something filled in for the symbols and/or numbers portion of the handout. We'll be using this on Tuesday, so make sure to bring it to class.