Today we started a new unit called Earth’s Fluid Spheres. In Chapter 1 “Oceans and Your Community” we’ll be doing our first Chapter Challenge (group project). In this challenge your will be creating a report to advise the state on whether or not they should hold a conference on how to prepare for an El Nino event. Your investigation will examine the causes of ocean circulation currents, the effects El Nino on these currents, food chains, and weather, and lastly what impacts this might have on Florida.
Chapter Challenges are long term projects, approximately 3 weeks. A single report will be produced per table and all students will share in the grade (some variation in grade may occur based on student contribution evaluations). During the 3 weeks classwork will supply the needed information for the report, however the report itself will be done as homework.
