Week 1: 4 September to 8 September 2023
4 September 2023:
No Class: Labor Day.
5 September 2023:
No Class: Teacher in-service day.
6 September 2023:
In Class: Books, Class Expectations, and the Course Syllabus.
Expectations: Students will keep the expectations and syllabus in their notes for future reference.
7 September 2023:
In Class: From Veritassium: The Science of Thinking and The Most Common Cognitive Bias
Expectations: Students will be able to explain the two systems in the brain and what questions should be asked in science.
Homework: Finish The Science of Thinking and The Most Common Cognitive Bias worksheets.
8 September 2023:
In Class: Branches of earth science: geology, astronomy, meteorology, and oceanography; measurement and precision; and percent error.
Expectations: Students will be able to list the four branches write numbers to the correct precision, and solve percent error problems.
Due: The Science of Thinking and The Most Common Cognitive Bias worksheets.
Homework: Review book questions pages 4 and 5 (1 – 9).
Note: 1st quarter ends 9 November 2023.